European Council

Upon his arrival for the second day of the informal meeting of the European Council members, President Charles Michel outlined the three topics linked to the COVID-19 pandemic discussed during their working dinner.

Le président Charles Michel a prononcé un discours lors de la cérémonie de clôture du sommet social de Porto, après avoir reçu la proposition conjointe des partenaires sociaux européens sur une série d'indicateurs qui vont "au-delà du PIB".

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

Press briefing ahead of General Affairs Council will take place on Monday 10 May at 11.00

The Council has adopted new rules, in agreement with the European Parliament and the Commission, to ensure transparent and ethical interest representation.

Following a review under the recommendation on the gradual lifting of the temporary restrictions on non-essential travel into the EU, the Council updated the list of countries for which travel restrictions should be lifted to add Israel.

The Council adopted decisions on the participation of Canada, Norway and the United States of America in the PESCO project Military Mobility.

Invitation letter by President Charles Michel to the members of the European Council ahead of their informal meeting in Porto on 7-8 May 2021

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

Press briefing ahead of Foreign Affairs Council will take place on 7 May 2021 at 14.00.

Press briefing ahead of the EU-India leaders' meeting in Porto, 8 May 2021.

Press briefing ahead of the informal meeting of the European Council in Porto, 7-8 May 2021.

Weekly schedule of President Charles Michel 3-9 May 2021

Press briefing ahead of Foreign Affairs Council (Defence) will take place on 5 May 2021 at 14:00.

The EU issued a declaration paying tribute on World Press Freedom Day to the essential role of journalism in upholding freedom of expression in democratic societies, and stressing the need to promote and protect it everywhere in the world.

The European Union condemns the decision of the Russian authorities to ban eight European Union nationals from entering the territory of the Russian Federation.

In a joint statement, the presidents of the EU institutions condemn the decision of the Russian authorities to ban eight European Union nationals from entering the Russian territory.

The EU issued a declaration on the outcome of the ASEAN leaders’ meeting on 24 April 2021, welcoming it as a positive and important first step to begin a process of de-escalation and return to the democratic transition in Myanmar/Burma.

The EU is ensuring that providers of electronic communications services such as web-based email and messaging services can continue to detect child sexual abuse online.

Member states endorse the Council's mandate for negotiations with the European Parliament on a fund to mitigate the consequences of Brexit.