European Council

The Council adopted conclusions setting out how recovery from the COVID-19 crisis can be used as leverage for a more dynamic, resilient and competitive European industry.

Media advisory - Video conference of European affairs ministers of 17 November 2020

Weekly schedule of President Charles Michel 16-22 November 2020

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

EU home affairs ministers issued a joint statement on the recent terrorist attacks in Europe:

Press briefing organised ahead of the video conference of European affairs ministers of 17 November 2020.

President Charles Michel participated via video conference in the ASEAN Business and Investment summit 2020 under the Vietnamese chairmanship of ASEAN.

The Year of Rail 2021 will promote railways as a safe, sustainable and innovative mode of transport, which is capable of guaranteeing essential services even during unexpected crises.

Dans son intervention au Forum de Paris sur la paix, le président Charles Michel a soulignées les leçons tirées de la pandémie du COVID-19 et la volonté de mobilisation de l'Union européenne face à la menace terroriste.

Press briefing on video conferences of internal market and industry ministers on 19 November and space ministers of 20 November 2020

The Council extended the EU sanctions regime against Venezuela for one year, until 14 November 2021.

The EU issued a declaration on the disqualification of members of the Hong Kong Legislative Council highlighting that this constitutes a further severe blow to political pluralism and freedom of opinion, calling for the immediate reversal of the latest decisions by the authorities in Beijing and Hong Kong Government, and for the immediate reinstatement of the Legislative Council members.

The Council today adopted a set of conclusions entitled "Orientations on the European contribution in establishing key principles for the global space economy" in preparation of the tenth Space Council meeting.

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

Information about accreditation requirements for the 1-year badge (2021)

Le président Charles Michel a participé a une vidéo conférence sur la réponse européenne à la menace terroriste avec avec le président français Emmanuel Macron, la chancelière allemande Angela Merkel, le chancelier autrichien Sebastian Kurz, le premier Ministre néerlandais, Mark Rutte et la présidente de la Commission européenne Ursula von der Leyen

The Council presidency and the European Parliament reached a political agreement on the multiannual financial framework for 2021-2027.

The Council adopted conclusions on key elements of a future EU intellectual property policy.

President Charles Michel addressed the annual EU Ambassadors' conference which brings together EU Ambassadors from the EU`s 143 EU Delegations and Offices around the world, for the first time in a virtual format.

Press briefing ahead of the video conference of agriculture and fisheries ministers of 16 November 2020