Overview of the main topics and events at the Council of EU and European Council for the coming fortnight. Economic and Financial Affairs Council, 21 January 2025 The Polish Presidency will present its work programme. Ministers will hold a policy debate on competitiveness. Ministers will take note of the state of play of the economic … Leer más
The press briefing ahead of the Eurogroup meeting will take place on Thursday, 16 January at 10.00. The briefing will be «off the record» and will be given by Tuomas Saarenheimo, President of the Eurogroup Working Group. The press briefing will take place in a hybrid format: EU accredited journalists will be able to participate and … Leer más
The Council adopted today a decision confirming that the participation of Switzerland in the PESCO project ‘Military Mobility’ meets the general conditions set out in Decision (CFSP) 2020/1639 of November 2020, and will bring substantial added value to the project. Today’s decision authorises the Netherlands as project coordinator to formally invite Switzerland to join this … Leer más
Síntesis de los principales temas y actos en el Consejo de la UE y en el Consejo Europeo durante la próxima quincena. Consejo de Asuntos Económicos y Financieros, 21.1.2025 La Presidencia polaca presentará su programa de trabajo. Los ministros mantendrán un debate de orientación sobre competitividad. Los ministros tomarán nota de la situación actual en … Leer más
The European Union warmly congratulates Joseph Aoun on his election as President of the Republic of Lebanon. This significant step marks a moment of hope and renewal for the Lebanese people. We commend the Lebanese parliamentarians for reaching a broad consensus, demonstrating responsibility. A spirit of national unity is crucial to allow the participation of … Leer más
Tuesday 7 January 202512.15 Phone call with Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi
I would like to thank you, dear Donald (Tusk), for the invitation to speak here today. It is a great honour for me to be in Warsaw at the launch of the Polish Presidency. Our shared vision for Europe has been based on the same values, the same principles, the same strategic purpose: to strengthen … Leer más
Today, the first-ever bilateral framework agreement between the EU and its member states and Japan, the Strategic Partnership Agreement (SPA), enters into force. This milestone agreement will guide future engagement between the parties and ensure closer political and economic cooperation on an array of bilateral, regional and multilateral issues. Thanks to the SPA, the EU … Leer más
Friday 3 January 2024Warsaw18.00 Meeting with Prime Minister Donald Tusk20.00 Speech at the Official opening the Polish presidency of the Council of the European Union
The first ever meeting of the European Council took place almost exactly fifty years ago. For the last five decades, we have built a culture of unity in diversity, a culture of compromise, and a culture of solidarity. Cette culture de solidarité était très présente aujourd’hui : tous les membres du Conseil européen ont exprimé … Leer más