European Union

Foreign Affairs Council ministers issued a statement on the crisis in Idlib and the situation at the EU external borders with Turkey.

The Council today adopted conclusions on air quality which give political guidance for further work to combat air pollution.

The EU is complying with the pledges made in the Paris Agreement. Today, the Council adopted the submission of the EU's mid-century, long-term objective to the United Nations

In his opening speech at the Centre for European Policy Studies - Ideas Lab 2020, President Michel outlined his vision for the single currency and how the euro could play a more prominent role internationally.

The Council extended the asset freezes directed against certain persons responsible for the misappropriation of Ukrainian State funds until 6 March 2021.

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

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

Statement on the situation at the EU's external borders

European Council President Charles Michel met President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in Ankara and discussed the migration situation at EU's borders and the crisis in Syria.

On 4 March 2020, the Eurogroup held a conference call together with non-euro area members on the situation with the coronavirus outbreak (COVID-19).

Remarks by Mário Centeno following the Eurogroup conference call on the economic and financial impacts of COVID-19 outbreak.

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

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

European Council President Charles Michel together with Presidents von Der Leyen and Sassoli met Prime Minister Mitsotakis. He reiterated EU's full support to Greek efforts, protecting borders with respect for international law and human rights.

Presidency triggers full activation mode of IPCR.

Weekly schedule of President Charles Michel 2-8 March 2020

President of the European Council issued a statement on recent situation in Syria and Turkey.

Differences over Fidesz - Edina Tóth's, MEP for Fidesz, responds to the EUobserver op-ed from Katalin Cseh, and MEP from Hungary's Momentum ('Dear EPP, please, please expel Orban), last week.

Greek authorities expelled from the country on Friday (6 March) a group of German neo-Nazis who visited the EU’s external frontier with the aim of spreading nationalistic hatred, Greek media have reported.

The COVID-19 novel coronavirus is spreading through Europe. Apart from the health risk, it is also forcing businesses, as well as EU institutions, to cancel travel and public events and switch to teleworking, in the hope of slowing the epidemic....