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The alliance comprises fellow G7 members Canada and Japan, plus long-standing allies Australia and New Zealand, alongside Brunei, Chile, Malaysia, Mexico, Peru, Singapore and Vietnam.

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The ousting of Bashar al-Assad has thrown the future of Russia's bases - the Hmeimim airbase in Latakia and the Tartous naval facility - into question.

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Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the more active use of the North Korean troops was a new escalation in the war and called for a global response.

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Mikheil Kavelashvili, a former English Premier League champions Manchester City and MP since 2016, is known for airing far-right views and being outspoken against Western influence.

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Russia has said the decision by US President Joe Biden to let Ukraine strike deep into Russia with US-made ATACMS ballistic missiles could trigger a world war.

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Russia's Gazprom Neft and Gazprom own respectively 50% and 6.15% of Serbian oil company NIS.

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The EU announced the launch of an "air bridge" operation to deliver an initial 50 tonnes of health supplies to Syria via neighbouring Turkey.

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

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

Weekly schedule of President António Costa, 16–22 December 2024

The Council agreed on a partial general approach on a proposal for a directive to align national insolvency laws.

The Council has agreed a general approach on the revision of an EU directive on the criminalisation and prevention of child sexual abuse and sexual exploitation.

The Council has reached a general approach on a directive to prevent and counter migrant smuggling.

The Council and the European Parliament reached a provisional agreement on a proposal to make EU rules on financial benchmarks easier and less burdensome for EU companies, in particular SMEs, that manage benchmarks.

G7 Leaders' statement on Syria, 12 December 2024

Press briefing ahead of the EU-Western Balkans summit and the European Council meeting of 18-19 December 2024.

The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Keir Starmer and the President of the European Council António Costa met today in London.

The Council has reached an agreement with the European Parliament on a new law that seeks to improve collection of labour market statistics on businesses at EU level.

The Council approves conclusions on future priorities for strengthening the joint counterterrorism efforts of the European Union and its member states.

The press briefing ahead of the General Affairs Council will take place on Monday 16 December 2024 at 11.30.