European Council

The EU issued a declaration on the refugee conference in Damascus, stating that the EU and its member states will not attend the conference and setting out the reasons behind this choice.

The German presidency of the Council and European parliament representatives reached a provisional political agreement on a revised regulation setting out the EU regime for the control of exports, brokering, technical assistance, transit and transfer of dual-use items.

En déplacement en Autriche, le président Michel a rendu hommage aux victimes des récents attentats terroristes. Il a discuté avec le chancelier Kurz de la manière dont l'UE doit renforcer sa réponse à l'extrémisme violent tout en préservant les libertés fondamentales.

Press Release following the meeting between President Charles Michel and President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi of Egypt, Cairo, 5 November 2020

Statement by President Charles Michel on the 2020 US Presidential elections

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

Council and representatives of the governments of the member states approved conclusions on the role of the EU in strengthening the WHO.

The Council has decided to add eight individuals to the list of persons subject to EU restrictive measures on Syria, in light of their recent ministerial appointments.

The Council added 15 members of the Belarusian authorities, including Alexandr Lukashenko and his son and National Security Adviser Viktor Lukashenko, to the list of individuals sanctioned in relation to the repression and intimidation of peaceful demonstrators, opposition members and journalists in the wake of the 2020 presidential election in Belarus.

The Council extended by one year, until 12 November 2021, the existing framework for restrictive measures in response to Turkey's unauthorised drilling activities in the Eastern Mediterranean.

Weekly schedule of President Charles Michel 9-15 November 2020

Off-the-record technical briefing on third-state participation in PESCO projects

The Council establishes the general conditions under which third states could exceptionally be invited to participate in individual PESCO projects.

The Council presidency and the European Parliament's negotiators reached a provisional agreement on a general regime of conditionality to protect the EU's budget.

Member states' EU ambassadors agreed the Council's partial mandate on a revised proposal for the InvestEU programme.

The Council adopted its position at first reading on a draft directive on representative actions for the protection of the collective interests of consumers within the EU.

The modernised regulations seek to improve the efficiency and speed of cross-border judicial proceedings by taking advantage of digitalisation and the use of modern technology.

Weekly schedule of President Charles Michel 2 - 8 November 2020

Declaration by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union on the alignment of certain third countries with Council Decision (CFSP) 2020/1310 of 21 September 2020 implementing Decision (CFSP) 2015/1333 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya.

Remarks by Paschal Donohoe following the Eurogroup video conference of 3 November 2020 on the latest health and economic developments in view of the COVID-19, the ECB’s report on digital euro and the Banking Union.