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🇪🇺 🇮🇪 Ireland will hold the Council presidency from July until the end of December 2026.
Ireland’s presidency website was launched today, unveiling its programme and priorities.
Curious to learn more? Visit the website now 👉 ireland2026.eu
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The next 🇪🇺 🇰🇷 summit will take place on Wednesday.
The leaders will discuss how to further deepen bilateral cooperation in key areas:
▪️trade
▪️defence and security
▪️digital technologies
▪️energy
They will also discuss geopolitical developments.
Read the agenda → link.europa.eu/BgWVPj
Happy Portugal Day! 🇵🇹
Feliz Dia de Portugal!
On 10 June, Portugal celebrates its national day, honouring the country, its people, and Portuguese communities around the world.
The Portuguese flag combines green and red, symbolising hope and courage. 👇
link.europa.eu/4N9qDn
The Council has adopted a negotiating position on the European business wallets. It would be a new digital tool to help businesses and public administrations manage operations and interactions online:
• simply
• securely
• across borders
Read more → link.europa.eu/fGpVmd
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At their 11th bilateral summit, the 🇪🇺 and 🇰🇷:
✅ launched a competitiveness partnership
✅ signed a digital trade agreement
✅ reaffirmed their commitment to multilateralism
✅ agreed to strengthen cooperation in security and defence
More info → link.europa.eu/BgWVPj
Today transport ministers adopted conclusions on the EU ports strategy. As ports evolve into multifunctional hubs, member states note their key role in:
• a strong, competitive EU
• security and resilience
• decarbonisation
• innovation and digitalisation.
Read more: link.europa.eu/CqCP6r
The EU has sanctioned:
🚫the Hormozgan Provincial Command of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy, who has assumed control of the Strait of Hormuz
🚫2 individuals supporting Iran’s actions impeding lawful transit passage and freedom of navigation
More information: link.europa.eu/n3nrV6
Welcome to Brussels, dear President Lee Jae Myung.
The Republic of Korea is a strategic partner for the EU. We are united in our shared commitment to democracy, the rules of law and fair trade.
I look forward to further deepening our cooperation at today’s summit.
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Meeting for their 11th summit, the leaders of the EU and the Republic of Korea launched their competitiveness partnership and welcomed the signing of their digital trade agreement. They also discussed...
The EU has adopted new rules to shield its steel sector from the effects of global overcapacity.
The new rules introduce a revised tariff-rate quota system with tighter import quotas and higher duties on excess imports.
More ➡️ link.europa.eu/pnp3Wt
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The EU-Republic of Korea summit has just started.
The EU and the Republic of Korea share a dynamic trade relationship worth over €124 billion in goods in 2025. The country is the EU's 8th-largest trading partner.
More facts and figures 👉 link.europa.eu/jxXywG