Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle· Renew

Nuanced

Member States approved a mandate to negotiate with the US in December 2025.

Omissions

• The primary negotiating mandate was approved/agreed in November 2025, not December 2025
• The Council agreed its mandate on November 28, 2025, regarding tariff elements of the EU-US Joint Statement
• The December 2025 Coreper II meeting (December 10) addressed Council decisions authorizing negotiations, but the main mandate agreement occurred in November
• Source from capreform.eu is a secondary source (policy blog), not a primary official source

Sources

• PrimaryCouncil of the European Union Press ReleaseThe Council agreed its negotiating mandate on two regulations to implement the EU-US Joint Statement on November 28, 2025
• PrimaryCouncil of the European Union - Coreper II MeetingCoreper II meeting on December 10, 2025 included agenda items: COUNCIL DECISION on the approval on behalf of the Union and COUNCIL DECISION authorising the opening of negotiations (dated 09/12/2025)
• TertiaryCAP Reform (Centre for European Policy Studies blog)The Council adopted its negotiating mandate on the draft proposal in November 2025