European Council

Council adopts a recommendation for more inclusive measures to boost youth employment

EU leaders met via video conference and discussed the need to strengthen the collective effort to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. They focused on testing and tracing policies, and on vaccines. Leaders also addressed the terrorist attacks in France and the relations with Turkey.

Joint statement by the Members of European Council on the terrorist attacks in France

President Charles Michel presented the topics discussed during the EU-Canada Leaders' meeting via videoconference.

President of the European Council Charles Michel, President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, and Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau, held a Leaders' Virtual Meeting on 29 October 2020 and issued a joint press release.

The EU and its member states continued to scale up their climate finance contribution in 2019, providing €23.2 billion of support for mitigation and adaptation in developing countries.

Media advisory - Video conference of health ministers, 30 October

President Charles Michel called an informal leaders' video conference on 29 October 2020 to focus on COVID-19. EU heads of state or government will discuss the need to strengthen the collective effort to fight the pandemic.

The press briefing will take place on 30 October 2020 at 14:00

The Council presidency has reached an agreement with the European Parliament on a revised enforcement regulation.

This EU-Canada leaders' video conference will be the first joint meeting involving the new EU leadership and PM Trudeau since his re-election and the bilateral summit held in July 2019.

The EU is working on temporary rules to allow providers of web-based email, messaging services and internet telephony to continue detecting child sexual abuse online, until permanent legislation is adopted.

The press briefing ahead of the video conference of EU health ministers will take place on Thursday, 29 October at 11:00

Press briefing ahead of video conference of Eurogroup will be take place on 29 October 2020 at 13:30.

The 12th virtual annual joint consultative meeting between the African Union Peace and Security Council and the European Union Political and Security Committee issued a joint communiqué.

The EU issued a declaration welcoming the signature of a Ceasefire Agreement by the Libyan representatives of the 5+5 Joint Military Commission in Geneva on 23 October 2020.

Weekly schedule of President Charles Michel 26 October - 1 November 2020

The EU issued a declaration congratulating Luis Arce for his election as President of the Plurinational State of Bolivia in the general elections held on 18 October, and paying tribute to the people of Bolivia who have shown a strong commitment to electoral democracy

The Council reached a partial general approach on the European climate law.

The Council adopted conclusions on the EU biodiversity strategy for 2030.