Permanent Representatives Committee (Coreper)
The Committee of Permanent Representatives of the Governments of the Member States to the European Union (Coreper) is a key preparatory body of the Council of the European Union, composed of ambassadors or their deputies representing the governments of EU member states in Brussels. Coreper reviews items on the Council's agenda, reconciles positions and works out compromises that can then be approved by ministers. It operates in two levels: Coreper II (ambassadors) for general and financial affairs, and Coreper I (deputies) for technical and sectoral matters.
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Ukraine's Rada adopts education law needed for Hungary to unblock two EU accession clusters
Ukraine's Verkhovna Rada on 12 October adopted draft law No. 16119 on education in the languages of national minorities, satisfying Hungary's condition for opening the second and third negotiating clusters in Ukraine's EU accession talks. The EU's Committee of Permanent Representatives was prepared to approve the bloc's negotiating positions the same day, clearing the way for an intergovernmental conference on 13 October at which clusters 2 ("Internal Market") and 3 ("Competitiveness and Inclusive Growth") were expected to be opened.