European Council

Weekly schedule of President Charles Michel 29 August – 4 September 2022

Declaration by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union on the alignment of certain third countries with Council Decision (CFSP) 2022/1355 of 4 August 2022 amending Decision 2014/145/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine.

On 23 August 2022, President Charles Michel spoke, via video conference, at the 2nd Crimea Platform Summit organised on the eve of the Independence Day of Ukraine.

A joint press release was issued after the meeting between Clyde Caruana and Paschal Donohoe.

Declaration by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union on the alignment of certain third countries with Council Implementing Decision (CFSP) 2022/1277 of 21 July 2022 implementing Decision 2013/255/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Syria.

Declaration by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union on the alignment of certain third countries with Council Decision (CFSP) 2022/1314 of 26 July 2022 amending Decision (CFSP) 2021/1277 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Lebanon.

Declaration by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union on the alignment of certain third countries with Council Implementing Decision (CFSP) 2022/1315 of 26 July 2022 implementing Decision (CFSP) 2015/1333 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya.

Declaration by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union on the alignment of certain third countries with Council Decision (CFSP) 2022/1336 of 28 July 2022 amending Decision (CFSP) 2016/849 concerning restrictive measures against the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.

Mr Paschal Donohoe, T.D., Minister for Finance and President of the Eurogroup to travel to Malta to meet with Mr Clyde Caruana, Minister for Finance and Employment of Malta.

The EU issued a declaration on the occasion of the International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence based on Religion or Belief.

Declaration by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union on the alignment of certain third countries with Council Decision (CFSP) 2022/1241 of 18 July 2022 updating the list of persons, groups and entities subject to Articles 2, 3 and 4 of Common Position 2001/931/CFSP on the application of specific measures to combat terrorism, and repealing Decision (CFSP) 2022/152.

The EU issued a declaration on the occasion of the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples.

The EU issued a declaration to mark the second anniversary of the fraudulent presidential elections in Belarus.

To increase the EU’s security of energy supply, the Council adopted a regulation on a voluntary reduction of natural gas demand by 15% this winter.

Declaration by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union on the alignment of certain third countries with Council Decision (CFSP) 2022/1271 of 21 July 2022 amending Decision 2014/512/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in view of Russia’s actions destabilising the situation in Ukraine.

Declaration by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union on the alignment of certain third countries with Council Decision (CFSP) 2022/1272 of 21 July 2022 amending Decision 2014/145/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine.

Declaration by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union on the alignment of certain third countries with Council Decision (CFSP) 2022/1276 of 21 July 2022 amending Decision 2014/145/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine.

Declaration by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union on the alignment of certain third countries with Council Decision (CFSP) 2022/1313 of 25 July 2022 amending Decision 2014/512/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in view of Russia’s actions destabilising the situation in Ukraine.

Weekly schedule of President Charles Michel 1 – 21 August 2022

The Council today imposed restrictive measures on two additional individuals in respect of the ongoing unjustified and unprovoked Russian military aggression against Ukraine.