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Citizens in the EU Member States will elect their representatives to the European Parliament during the European elections of 6 to 9 June. The newly elected Members, representing EU citizens until 2029, will meet in July to elect their President, Vice-Presidents and Quaestors. They will decide on the composition of Parliament's standing and sub committees - thereby launching the new legislative term. The committees will then hold their first meetings to elect their respective Chairs and Vice-Chairs.
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This paper outlines the main elements related to conditionality included in the Ukraine Plan, and compares it with the European Union’s Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF)’s approach to conditionality, in particular with respect to the group of Fragile and Conflict-Affected States (FCS) that currently includes Ukraine.
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On 19 March, Thierry Breton, European Commissioner for Internal Market, presented to the SEDE Members the newly released European Defence Industrial Strategy (EDIS) together with the proposed European Defence Industry Programme (EDIP), which set ambitious targets to enhance the defence readiness of the European Union and its Member States. ...
In camera, a tour d'horizon on EU security and defence priorities was given by the EEAS Deputy Secretary General Charles Fries and SEDE Members held an exchange of views with the EEAS and Rear Admiral Vasileios Gryparis, Operation Commander of EUNAVFOR ASPIDES on the Red Sea crisis and the establishment of the CSDP defensive maritime security operation EUNAVFOR ASPIDES.
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On 14 February, SEDE MEPs held an exchange of views with the NATO Deputy Secretary General Mircea Geoană on the security situation in the Black Sea, on the Eastern Flank and in the Western Balkans. This was an opportunity to reiterate our unwavering support to Ukraine, two years after the start of Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine. ...
Enhancing the EU's CSDP Mission in Armenia was discussed - in camera - with Stefano Tomat, Civilian Operations Commander and Managing Director for Civilian Planning and Conduct Capability, EEAS and Markus Ritter, Head of Mission of the European Union Mission in Armenia (EUMA). In addition, SEDE Members discussed hybrid warfare and the "EU Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference Threats-2023" with Aude Maio-Coliche, Director for Strategic Communication and Foresight at the EEAS.
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On 24 January, SEDE MEPs held an exchange of views on the spill-over from the Israel-Hamas war in the escalation in the Red sea and in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait. They also exchanged views with Jiří Šedivý, Chief Executive of the European Defence Agency, on EU's defence capability priorities and progress in addressing critical capability gaps.
Ukraine remained as well high on the SEDE agenda with its regular update - in camera - on the European Peace Facility's role in providing military equipment for Ukraine and on the EU's Military Assistance Mission for Ukraine, with Lt Gen Michiel van der Laan, Director General of the EU Military Staff.
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Press briefing ahead of the upcoming Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council will take place on 29 April 2024 at 13.30.

European Council President Charles Michel met with President Alassane Ouattara in Abidjan. The two leaders discussed bilateral, regional and geopolitical relations.

Remarks by Eurogroup President Paschal Donohoe at the presentation of the French task force report on the reboot of the Capital Markets Union on 25 April 2024.

Der belgische Vorsitz hat beschlossen, in Bezug auf ausländische Einmischung in die Wahlen zum Europäischen Parlament die Integrierte Regelung für die politische Reaktion auf Krisen (IPCR) des Rates zu aktivieren.

Erklärung des Hohen Vertreters im Namen der Europäischen Union zur Erklärung einiger Drittländer, sich dem Beschluss (GASP) 2024/1074 des Rates vom 12. April 2024 zur Änderung des Beschlusses (GASP) 2020/1999 über restriktive Maßnahmen gegen schwere Menschenrechtsverletzungen und -verstöße anzuschließen.

Erklärung des Hohen Vertreters im Namen der Europäischen Union zur Erklärung einiger Drittländer, sich dem Beschluss (GASP) 2024/1019 des Rates vom 4. April 2024 zur Änderung des Beschlusses 2011/235/GASP über restriktive Maßnahmen gegen bestimmte Personen und Organisationen angesichts der Lage in Iran anzuschließen.

The President of the European Council, Charles Michel, met the President of Senegal, Bassirou Diomaye Diakhar Faye, in Dakar. They jointly addressed the press after their discussions.

Press briefing ahead of the upcoming Agriculture and Fisheries Council will take place on 25 April 2024 at 14.00.

Eurogroup issued a statement on the updated draft budgetary plan of Luxembourg for 2024.

The Council adopted a decision to conclude a Strategic Partnership Agreement between the European Union and its member states, on the one hand, and Japan on the other.

Weekly schedule of President Charles Michel, 22-28 April 2024