Europäische Union

Charles Michel, President of the European Council, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine, and Josep Borrell, Vice-President of the European Commission on behalf of Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, met in Brussels today for the 22nd EU-Ukraine Summit and issued the following statement.

Media advisory - Video conference of ministers of home affairs, 8 October 2020

The 22nd summit between the European Union and Ukraine will take place in Brussels on Tuesday 6 October 2020. This is the first bilateral summit held in Brussels since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.

European Council President Michel presented the conclusions of the Special European Council to the plenary of the European Parliament.

The Council added Anguilla and Barbados to the EU list of non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes, and removed Cayman Islands and Oman from the list.

Remarks by Paschal Donohoe following the Eurogroup video conference of 5 October 2020 on ECB nomination, Eurogroup’s Work Programme, economic policies to support recovery and Greece.

On 5 October 2020, the Eurogroup adopted its work programme until June 2021, focusing on the economy, financial issues and the euro.

The Eurogroup gave its support to the candidacy of Frank Elderson to become the new member of the European Central Bank's executive board.

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

President Charles Michel presented the outcome of the second day of the Special European Council of October and the Leaders' Agenda 2020-2021.

A press conference held following the video conference of the Eurogroup, 5 October 2020.

Wochenplan von Präsident Charles Michel, 5.-11. Oktober 2020

The press briefing ahead of the EU-Ukraine summit will be followed by a technical briefing.

The Council imposed restrictive measures against 40 individuals identified as responsible for repression and intimidation against peaceful demonstrators, oppositions members and journalists in the wake of the 2020 presidential election in Belarus, as well as for misconduct of the electoral process.

Der Rat hat Sofortmaßnahmen angenommen, um den Eisenbahnsektor in der derzeitigen schwierigen Lage aufgrund der Coronavirus-Pandemie zu unterstützen.

Der Europäische Rat hat auf seiner Tagung vom 1./2. Oktober 2020 Schlussfolgerungen zu den Themen COVID-19, Binnenmarkt, Industriepolitik und Digitalisierung sowie zu den Außenbeziehungen angenommen.

Der Rat hat Agila Saleh und Nuri Abu Sahmain von der Liste der Personen und Organisationen gestrichen, die im Zusammenhang mit dem Libyen-Konflikt restriktiven Maßnahmen unterliegen.

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