Európai Tanács hírei

European Council President Charles Michel met President Aliyev of Azerbaijan and Prime Minister Pashinyan of Armenia in Brussels. It was the sixth high-level meeting of this kind, aimed at normalization of the relations between the two countries.

The EU issued a statement on North Korea/DPRK strongly condemning the launch of an inter-continental ballistic missile on 12 July.

Weekly schedule of President Charles Michel, 17 – 23 July 2023

Press release: new spokesperson of the President of the European Council

The Council today adopted implementing decisions amending the recovery and resilience plans of France, Malta, Slovakia and Ireland. The amended plans of France, Malta and Slovakia now include a new REPowerEU chapter. This will contribute to accelerating their transition towards clean energy, diversifying their energy supplies and improving their energy efficiency.

A Tanács a mai napon – az európai szemeszterrel összefüggésben – a makrogazdasági egyensúlyhiány kezelésére szolgáló eljárás keretében végzett 2023. évi részletes felülvizsgálatokról szóló következtetéseket fogadott el.

A Tanács úgy határozott, hogy a jelenlegi szíriai helyzetre tekintettel meghosszabbítja szankciórendszer alóli, a februári földrengést követően bevezetett humanitárius célú mentességet.

Statement by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union on the alignment of certain third countries with Council implementing Decision (CFSP) 2023/1299 of 26 June 2023 implementing Decision 2011/235/CFSP concerning restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities in view of the situation in Iran.

A Tanács a mai napon két határozatot fogadott el, amelyekben meghatározta a hivatalosan támogatott exporthitelekről szóló megállapodás javasolt módosításaival kapcsolatos uniós álláspontot. Az EU álláspontja szerint mindkét módosítást támogatni kell.

The press briefing ahead of the Foreign Affairs Council will take place on Tuesday, 18 July 2023 at 11.00.

Remarks by Eurogroup President Paschal Donohoe after the Eurogroup meeting of 13 July 2023 in Brussels.

Statement by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union on the alignment of certain third countries with Council Decision (CFSP) 2023/1218 concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine.

Eurogroup statement on the euro area fiscal stance for 2024.

Statement by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union on the alignment of certain third countries with Council Decision (CFSP) 2023/1217 of 23 June 2023 amending Decision 2014/512/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in view of Russia’s actions destabilising the situation in Ukraine.

The 29th summit EU-Japan took place on 13 July 2023 in Brussels. A joint press conference was held at the end of the summit during which President Michel underlined that Japan is one of the EU’s staunchest allies and closest partner in the Indo-Pacific region.

European Council President Charles Michel and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen met Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at the 29th EU-Japan summit in Brussels. The summit provided an opportunity to display the increasingly deep and dynamic alliance between the EU and Japan.

President Michel received the letter of credentials from a new ambassadors to the European Union.

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

The leaders of the G7, gathered in Vilnius for the NATO summit, adopted a joint declaration of support for Ukraine

Press briefing ahead of the Economic and Financial Affairs Council will take place on 13 July 2023 at 11:30. The briefing will be "off the record".