European Council

Declaration by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union on the alignment of certain third countries with Council Decision (CFSP) 2020/1269 of 10 September 2020 amending Decision 2014/145/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine.

Weekly schedule of President Charles Michel 21-29 November 2020

At a press conference ahead of the G20 virtual summit, President Michel highlighted the EU main priorities.

The Council today approved the PESCO Strategic Review for 2020.

Declaration by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union on the alignment of certain third countries with Council Decision (CFSP) 2020/1368 of 1 October 2020 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) 2020/1586 of 29 October 2020 amending Decision 2010/573/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against the leadership of the Transnistrian region of the Republic of Moldova.

Declaration by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union on the alignment of certain third countries with the Council Decision (CFSP) 2020/1388 of 2 October 2020 implementing Decision 2012/642/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Belarus.

President Charles Michel summarised the leaders' discussions on MFF and recovery package, terrorism and Covid-19

The Council has approved conclusions on the EU Action Plan on Human Rights and Democracy 2020-2024.

The EU issued a declaration welcoming the cessation of hostilities in and around Nagorno-Karabakh, and calling on all parties to continue to strictly respect the ceasefire to prevent further loss of life.

This meeting will focus on the EU response to the COVID-19 pandemic and it comes as a follow-up to the video conference held on 29 October.

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

Members of the EEA Council issued a joint statement after the video conference of 18 November 2020.

REACT-EU, an emergency legislative initiative, will release €47.5 billion to help the recovery of the hardest hit member states and regions.

The Council has backed the so-called lobster deal that will scrap customs duties on imports of US lobsters, in a move to improve transatlantic trade relations.

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

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

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

The Council adopted conclusions on the role of regulatory sandboxes and experimentation clauses

Press briefings on video conferences of foreign affairs ministers of 19 November and defence ministers of 20 November 2020.