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.

This resolution lets EU countries (except Denmark) accept Cabo Verde into the 1980 Hague Convention on child abduction, so the Convention can help return children who have been taken or kept across borders.

Council Decision 2026/0029 (NLE) lets the EU submit a proposal to the Stockholm Convention to ban or restrict the dangerous flame‑retardant TBPH, protecting people and the planet.

This resolution adds a permanent 29‑basis‑point credit adjustment to the EU’s aircraft export fee formula, lowering the surcharge so exporters pay less.

The EU’s decision is to back ICAO’s new amendment to Annex 13, which updates how aircraft accident investigations are run to make them more thorough and fair, and the EU will follow the rule if it passes but will point out any parts that clash with EU law.

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 is proposing a resolution to support Pakistan’s application to join the International Olive Council, letting it become part of the olive‑oil rules if it follows the share‑calculation rule and signs up within 1.5 years.

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