European Council

President Donald Tusk represented the EU at a meeting to coordinate action to preserve the Amazon, held in the margins of the UN General Assembly in New York.

The co-chairs of the conference "Supporting the future of Syria and the region" issued a new financial tracking report on progress against the pledges made at the third Brussels conference (12-14 March 2019).

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Weekly schedule of President Donald Tusk 23 - 29 September 2019

Christopher Reynolds was appointed Head of the EU capacity building mission in Somalia, EUCAP Somalia.

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President Donald Tusk met Prime Minister of Albania Edi Rama in Tirana. During their meeting, they discussed EU accession talks, rule of law and the fight against corruption and organised crime.

After his meeting with Prime Minister Zaev in Skopje, President Tusk acknowledged North Macedonia's progress in EU accession process.

Weekly schedule of President Donald Tusk 16 - 22 September 2019

The Council adopted a decision amending the Council Common Position of 8 December 2008 on the control of arms exports, as well as a revised user's guide. It adopted conclusions on the review.

The Council adopted conclusions welcoming the revised Guidelines on EU policy towards third countries on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.

Remarks by Mário Centeno following the Eurogroup meeting on spending reviews, Eurogroup transparency, Ireland, the economic situation and the euro-area budgetary instrument.

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Today the Council extended for 6 months the sanctions against 170 persons and 44 entities over actions against Ukraine’s territorial integrity.

President Tusk received the letters of credentials from two new ambassadors to the European Union.

President Tusk received the letters of credentials from two new ambassadors to the European Union.

The Council adopted the list of persons proposed for appointment as members of the Commission.

Weekly schedule of President Donald Tusk 9 - 16 September 2019

Declaration by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union on the alignment of certain third countries with Council Decision (CFSP) 2019/1210 of 15 July 2019 amending Decision (CFSP) 2016/849 concerning restrictive measures against the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.

Presidents Donald Tusk and Jean-Claude Juncker congratulated Oleksiy Honcharuk, Prime Minister of Ukraine.