Europäischer Rat (Nachrichten)

On the last day of the United Kingdom's membership of the EU, European Council President Charles Michel, European Parliament President David Sassoli and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen published an article in several European media.

Der Rat hat den Beschluss über den Abschluss des Austrittsabkommens im Namen der EU angenommen. Das Austrittsabkommen wird mit dem Austritt des Vereinigten Königreichs aus der EU, d. h. am 31. Januar 2020 um Mitternacht, in Kraft treten.

The meeting of the European Council will take place on 20 February in the Europa building in Brussels. The press centre is located in the adjacent Justus Lipsius building.

Statement by the Eurogroup president on the replacement of the Eurogroup working group President.

A joint press statement was issued after the 6th meeting of the Association Council between the EU and Ukraine.

The EU issued a declaration on the Middle East Peace Process, restating its commitment to a negotiated and viable two-state solution.

Der Rat hat sieben neue Namen in die Sanktionsliste der EU wegen Handlungen gegen die territoriale Unversehrtheit der Ukraine aufgenommen.

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

Wochenplan von Präsident Charles Michel, 24. Januar - 2. Februar 2020

During President Charles Michel’s visit to Skopje, he and President Stevo Pendarovski held a joint press conference. They touched on the main points of their meeting: the reform of the accession process and the EU-Western Balkans summit to be held in Zagreb in May.

President Michel called for a meeting of the EU heads of state or government to discuss the EU's long-term budget, the Multiannual Financial Framework.

During his visit to Tirana, President Charles Michel met Prime Minister of Albania Edi Rama and held a joint press conference. They highlithed the main topics of their discussion: EU-Albania relations, the future of the accession process and the upcoming EU-Western Balkans summit in Zagreb.

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

Representatives of the European Union and the Permanent Representatives of the League of Arab States held the eight meeting of the EU Political and Security Committee and the League of Arab States Permanent Representatives on 23 January 2020 in Brussels, and adopted a joint communiqué.

EU Presidents Michel, Sassoli and von der Leyen are joining world leaders at the World Holocaust Forum 2020 in Jerusalem and delivered a joint message on the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau.

Weekly schedule of President Charles Michel 22-26 January 2020

The EU issued a declaration regretting non-renewal of the mandate of the Mission to Support the Fight against Corruption and Impunity in Honduras.

The EU issued a declaration on South Sudan.

Bei seinem Treffen mit dem österreichischen Bundeskanzler Sebastian Kurz in Wien hat Präsident Charles Michel die Prioritäten des mehrjährigen Finanzrahmens für die Zeit nach 2020, Migrationsfragen, die Lage in Libyen, das Erweiterungsdossier und die Klimaschutzziele der neuen österreichischen Regierung angesprochen.

Remarks by Mário Centeno following the Eurogroup meeting on the economic outlook, euro area recommendation, Portugal's draft budget and the deepening of the Economic and Monetary Union.