European Council

President Michel received the letters of credentials from five new ambassadors to the European Union.

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

Media access policy for Council meetings in Luxembourg

The High Representative of the EU and the Secretary General of the Council of Europe issued a declaration on the occasion of the World and European Day Against the Death Penalty reaffirming their opposition to the use of capital punishment in all circumstances, and calling for the universal abolition of the death penalty.

Press briefing ahead of the video conference of employment and social affairs ministers will take place on 12 October 2020 at 11:00.

President Michel met with Taoiseach Martin in Dublin to express the European Union's full solidarity with Ireland in the Brexit negotiations. They also discuss the preparation of the October European Council meeting.

European capitals of culture: the Council proposes to extend the programme implementation for Croatia and Ireland beyond 2020.

Press briefing ahead of General Affairs Council will take place on 9 October 2020 at 10:00.

Member states' EU ambassadors agreed the Council's position on the proposed amendments to the Benchmark Regulation.

CORRECTION - Media advisory - Video conference of ministers of home affairs, 8 October 2020

Media advisory - Video conference of ministers of justice, 9 October 2020

EU ambassadors agreed on the negotiating mandate for the funding of the civil protection mechanism in the context of the multiannual financial framework 2021-2027.

Press briefing ahead of Foreign Affairs Council will take place on 9 October 2020 at 14:00.

At the press conference following the 22nd EU-Ukraine summit, President Charles Michel presented the topics of the discussions.

Charles Michel, President of the European Council, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine, and Josep Borrell, Vice-President of the European Commission on behalf of Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, met in Brussels today for the 22nd EU-Ukraine Summit and issued the following statement.

The 22nd summit between the European Union and Ukraine will take place in Brussels on Tuesday 6 October 2020. This is the first bilateral summit held in Brussels since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.

European Council President Michel presented the conclusions of the Special European Council to the plenary of the European Parliament.

The Council added Anguilla and Barbados to the EU list of non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes, and removed Cayman Islands and Oman from the list.

Remarks by Paschal Donohoe following the Eurogroup video conference of 5 October 2020 on ECB nomination, Eurogroup’s Work Programme, economic policies to support recovery and Greece.

On 5 October 2020, the Eurogroup adopted its work programme until June 2021, focusing on the economy, financial issues and the euro.