The EU is proposing a resolution for the Council to approve new train‑ID rules, update the Supervisory Authority’s statutes and procedures, and adjust deadlines, so the EU can help enforce global train‑tracking standards.

This resolution creates a single EU rule that standardizes how to calculate greenhouse‑gas emissions from all transport services, giving clear data so businesses and consumers can pick greener options and helping the EU hit climate targets while protecting small businesses.

The EU will decide how it will vote at the 59th RID Expert Committee meeting on May 28 2026, so that new rules for dangerous goods on trains—like updated lists, packing instructions and safety standards—can be adopted to make rail transport safer and cheaper.

The EU Directive on Combating Firearms Trafficking is a new set of rules that makes it easier for police to catch and punish people who make, sell, move, or use illegal guns—including those made with 3‑D printers—and forces all member states to share information and follow the same penalties.

This resolution asks the EU to support a decision that would let Uzbekistan join the WTO, helping its economy grow and keeping trade rules fair.

This agreement is a legal deal between the EU and the UK (for Gibraltar) that sets rules for trading, customs, taxes, social security, road transport, and fighting tobacco smuggling, and it explains how both sides will share info, help each other enforce laws, and respect each other’s rules.

This agreement is a legal deal between the EU and the UK (for Gibraltar) that sets rules for trading, customs, taxes, social security, road transport, and fighting tobacco smuggling, and it explains how both sides will share info, help each other enforce laws, and respect each other’s rules.

The EU is updating Estonia's recovery plan by tweaking five projects (scaling back some renewable energy goals, improving others, and boosting a rail project) while keeping the same €953 million funding to help Estonia modernize its economy, go green, and improve public services.

This decision is the EU’s vote to back a large bundle of new and updated car rules at the 198th UNECE meeting, so EU car laws stay in line with worldwide standards and help make cars safer, smarter, and cleaner.

The EU will back new ICAO rules that set stricter limits on aircraft noise, engine pollution, and CO₂, and will follow them or flag any differences with EU law.

This regulation updates EU rules on geographical indications so they match the new Lisbon Union rules, letting the EU change GI names, types, areas and quality, dropping old notification steps, and it will start on July 1, 2026.

The EU has decided that from 1 March 2026 its member states can share personal vehicle registration data with the UK, as allowed by the Trade and Cooperation Agreement.

This council decision is a resolution that adds Sweden’s 2 billion‑SEK (about 147 million EUR) non‑repayable aid to the Ukraine Plan, putting the money into the eighth instalment and outlining a schedule of reforms and investments for Ukraine from 2024 to 2027.

The EU Council Decision adds Sweden’s SEK 2 billion (which doesn’t have to be paid back) to the Ukraine Facility, giving Ukraine more money to fund reforms and projects in areas like public services, justice, energy, and the environment, and it starts right away.

This decision approves a €3.5 billion loan from the EU to Latvia to boost its defence industry under the SAFE programme, giving an immediate €525 million prepayment.

The Council’s decision gives Lithuania a €6.4 billion loan under the SAFE programme to help strengthen its defence industry.