Europäischer Rat (Nachrichten)

On the occasion of the World Press Freedom Day (3 May 2018), the EU issued a declaration recalling that Press freedom plays a crucial role in promoting good governance, transparency, and accountability.

Speech by President Donald Tusk at ceremony of the award of the Polonicus 2018 prize in Aachen, Germany.

At the end of his tour in the Western Balkans region, President Tusk participated in the Brdo-Brijuni process Leaders' meeting held in Skopje.

Weekly schedule of President Donald Tusk 28 April-6 May 2018

Remarks by M. Centeno following the Eurogroup meeting of 27 April 2018 on Greece, banking union and wage dynamics.

During his last stop of his Western Balkan's tour, President Donald Tusk met Prime Minister of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Zoran Zaev. The main topic of the discussions was the preparation of the upcoming Sofia summit.

The Council adopted revised rules on the funding of European political parties and foundations.

In Sarajevo, President Tusk met Bakir Izetbegović, Mladen Ivanić and Dragan Čović, members of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and discussed the state of play of preparation of the EU-Western Balkans summit in Sofia.

As part of his tour of the Western Balkans, President Tusk visited Pristina and met President Thaçi to prepare the summit in Sofia.

The Council extends and strengthens arms embargo, and adopts a framework for restrictive measures against officials responsible for human rights violations in Myanmar / Burma.

The co-chairs of the Brussels II Conference on 'Supporting the future of Syria and the region', the European Union and the United Nations, issued a declaration.

During his visit to Serbia, President Tusk met President Aleksandar Vučić to discuss the preparation of the EU-Western Balkans Summit in Sofia and the strong bilateral relations between the EU and Serbia.

EU ambassadors confirmed an agreement reached between the Council Presidency and the European Parliament representatives on ETIAS.

At the first stop of his visit to the Western Balkans, President Donald Tusk met in Tirana Prime Minister Edi Rama.

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

Weekly schedule of President Donald Tusk 23-29 April 2018

Declaration by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union on the alignment of certain third countries with Council Decision (CFSP) 2018/459 of 19 March 2018 amending Decision 2011/173/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

The EU and the UN issued a financial tracking report ahead of the Brussels II conference on "Supporting the future of Syria and the region" that will be held on 24-25 April 2018.

On 20 April 2018, the Coreper endorsed an agreement between the Bulgarian presidency of the Council and European Parliament negotiators on a directive that will require EU member states to carry out a proportionality test before establishing new requirements for professions.

President Tusk will travel to Tirana, Podgorica, Belgrade, Sarajevo and Skopje from Tuesday 24 to Friday 27 April. The main purpose of the trip is to prepare for the EU-Western Balkans summit in Sofia on 17 May and to participate in the Brdo-Brijuni summit in Skopje.