Media advisory - Environment Council of 4 November 2025 16:15 Main agenda items, approximate timing, public sessions and press opportunities. Council of the EU

Indicative programme

All times are approximate and subject to change

Place:
Europa building, Brussels

Chair:
Lars Aagaard, Danish Minister for Climate, Energy and Utilities

From 09.00
Arrivals (live streaming)

+/- 09.00
Doorstep by Minister Lars Aagaard (live streaming)

+/- 10.00
Beginning of the Environment Council
Adoption of the agenda
Approval of A items

• Non-legislative list

+/- 10.10
European Climate Law amendment (public session)

+/- 12.10
Any other business:
Current legislative proposals
- Urgent need for postponement and substantive simplification of the EU Deforestation Regulation (public session)

+/- 12.30
Lunch break

+/- 14.00
European Climate Law amendment (public session)

EU submission of an updated Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)

At the end of the meeting (TTBC) press conference in live streaming.

Videos and photos from the event