European Council

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

On 17 February 2020 President Charles Michel will meet Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House of Representatives of the United States.

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

Council adopts conclusions on COVID-19

The Special meeting of the European Council will take place on Thursday 20th February in the Europa building in Brussels. The press centre is located in the adjacent Justus Lipsius building.

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

Marek Szczygieł was appointed as new head of the monitoring mission in Georgia, EUMM Georgia.

At the dinner of the African Union Summit, President Charles Michel addressed African leaders on the importance of a new EU-Africa partnership.

Weekly schedule of President Charles Michel 8-16 February 2020

The informal EU-Western Balkans meeting is taking place on 16 February, in Brussels.

EU ambassadors endorsed the agreement on an update to the drinking water directive.

President Michel and Prime Minister Pashinyan discussed the EU-Armenia relations and their expectations for the Eastern Partnership Summit, which is to take place in June in Brussels.

Weekly schedule of President Charles Michel 3-9 February 2020

President Charles Michel delivered a statement on the future of Europe together with European Parliament President David Sassoli and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.

Declaration by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union on the alignment of certain third countries with Council Implementing Decision (CFSP) 2019/2109 of 9 December 2019 amending Decision 2010/788/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Declaration by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union on the alignment of certain third countries with Council Decision (CFSP) 2019/1944 of 25 November 2019 amending Decision (CFSP) 2016/1693 concerning restrictive measures against ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaeda and persons, groups, undertakings and entities associated with them.

Declaration by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union on the alignment of certain third countries with Council Decision (CFSP) 2019/1894 of 11 November 2019 concerning restrictive measures in view of Turkey's unauthorised drilling activities in the Eastern Mediterranean.

On the last day of the United Kingdom's membership of the EU, European Council President Charles Michel, European Parliament President David Sassoli and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen published an article in several European media.

The Council has adopted the decision on the conclusion of the withdrawal agreement on behalf of the EU. The withdrawal agreement will enter into force upon the UK's exit from the EU, on 31 January 2020 at midnight.

The meeting of the European Council will take place on 20 February in the Europa building in Brussels. The press centre is located in the adjacent Justus Lipsius building.