European Council

Press briefing ahead of the upcoming Competitiveness Council will take place on 16 May 2023 at 16.00.

The Council appointed Luigi di Maio as EU Special Representative for the Gulf from 1 June 2023 until 28 February 2025.

The Council has approved conclusions on the social dimension of a sustainable Europe for young people.

Council will sign an agreement with Montenegro on cooperation with Frontex to allow joint border management operations.

President Michel hosted Prime Minister Pashinyan and President Aliyev for a fifth meeting in the Brussels format focusing on progress on the path towards Armenia-Azerbaijan normalization.

The participants of the G7 meeting of finance ministers and central bank governors issued a communiqué at the end of their meeting in Niigata, Japan. At this meeting, Eurogroup President Paschal Donohoe represented the EU together with ECB President Christine Lagarde and Commissioner for Economy Paolo Gentiloni.

Weekly schedule of President Charles Michel, 15 - 21 May 2023

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

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

Press briefing ahead of the Economic and Financial Affairs Council will take place on 15 May 2023 at 11:00. The briefing will be "off the record".

The European Council on 29 and 30 June 2023 will take place in the Europa building in Brussels

Information about accreditation requirements for the 1-year badge (2023)

Press briefing ahead of the upcoming Education, Youth, Culture and Sport Council will take place on 11 May 2023 at 14.00.

Weekly schedule of President Charles Michel, 8 – 14 May 2023

President of the Eurogroup, Paschal Donohoe, travels to Japan to participate in the G7 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meeting in Niigata on 11-13 May 2023.

Press Statement on Armenia and Azerbaijan, 8 May 2023

The VII Brussels Conference on Supporting the future of Syria and the region will take place on Thursday 15 June in the Europa building Address: Rue de la Loi 155/Wetstraat 155, 1040-Brussels.

The EU issued a statement condemning in the strongest terms the execution in Iran of Swedish-Iranian national Habib Chaab and recalling yet again its strong opposition against the application of capital punishment in any circumstance.

The Council agreed on €1 billion support for Ukraine under the European Peace Facility to finance the provision of 155-mm-calibre artillery rounds and, if requested, missiles which will be jointly procured by EU member states from the European defence industry.

Statement by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union on Council Implementing Decision (CFSP) 2023/849 of 24 April 2023 implementing Decision 2011/235/CFSP concerning restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities in view of the situation Iran.