Europäischer Rat (Nachrichten)

The Council appointed Mairead McGuinness as new member of the European Commission.

The EU issued a declaration welcoming the agreement reached on 10 October on a humanitarian ceasefire between Armenia and Azerbaijan, and urging the sides to strictly abide by this agreement.

Member states' EU ambassadors agreed the Council's position on the Recovery and Resilience Facility.

Weekly schedule of President Charles Michel 12-18 October 2020

President Michel received the letters of credentials from five new ambassadors to the European Union.

Main agenda items, approximate timing, public sessions and press opportunities.

Media access policy for Council meetings in Luxembourg

Der Hohe Vertreter der Europäischen Union und der Generalsekretär des Europarats haben anlässlich des Welttages und des Europäischen Tages gegen die Todesstrafe eine Erklärung abgegeben, in der sie erneut bekräftigen, dass sie die Todesstrafe unter allen Umständen ablehnen, und ihre weltweite Abschaffung fordern.

Press briefing ahead of the video conference of employment and social affairs ministers will take place on 12 October 2020 at 11:00.

President Michel met with Taoiseach Martin in Dublin to express the European Union's full solidarity with Ireland in the Brexit negotiations. They also discuss the preparation of the October European Council meeting.

European capitals of culture: the Council proposes to extend the programme implementation for Croatia and Ireland beyond 2020.

Press briefing ahead of General Affairs Council will take place on 9 October 2020 at 10:00.

Member states' EU ambassadors agreed the Council's position on the proposed amendments to the Benchmark Regulation.

CORRECTION - Media advisory - Video conference of ministers of home affairs, 8 October 2020

Media advisory - Video conference of ministers of justice, 9 October 2020

Die Botschafterinnen und Botschafter der EU haben das Verhandlungsmandat für die Finanzierung des Katastrophenschutzverfahrens im Rahmen des Mehrjährigen Finanzrahmens 2021-2027 festgelegt.

Press briefing ahead of Foreign Affairs Council will take place on 9 October 2020 at 14:00.

At the press conference following the 22nd EU-Ukraine summit, President Charles Michel presented the topics of the discussions.

Charles Michel, President of the European Council, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine, and Josep Borrell, Vice-President of the European Commission on behalf of Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, met in Brussels today for the 22nd EU-Ukraine Summit and issued the following statement.

The 22nd summit between the European Union and Ukraine will take place in Brussels on Tuesday 6 October 2020. This is the first bilateral summit held in Brussels since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.