European Council

The Council issued its 2019 country-specific recommendations and opinions on the member states' economic, employment and fiscal policies.

At a press statement with President Aliyev in Baku, President Tusk reconfirmed EU's readiness to further deepen the cooperation with Azerbaijan. They also discussed the unresolved Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and the issue of human rights.

The Council adopted contingency measures on the implementation and financing of the 2019 EU budget in the event of a no-deal Brexit.

Remarks by President M. Centeno following the Eurogroup meeting of 8 July 2019 on Greece, Spain, Italy, Croatia’s path towards ERM II and the euro-area reform.

Representatives from the euro area members states, the ECB and Denmark, met in the presence of the European Commission and Croatia and issued a statement on the prospects of Croatia's participation in the ERM II.

Following the 21st EU-Ukraine summit in Kyiv, European Council President Donald Tusk, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker and Ukranian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy issued a joint statement.

At the press conference of the 21st EU-Ukraine summit held in Kyiv, President Donald Tusk underlined the need to implement the Minsk agreements and to continue our political association and economic integration.

President Donald Tusk congratulated Kyriakos Mitsotakis on his appointment as Prime Minister of Greece.

During his visit to Ukraine, President Donald Tusk and Prime Minister Groysman met in Kyiv and discussed EU-Ukraine relations.

The Council adopted conclusions welcoming the publication of the first joint synthesis report of the EU and its member states on ''Supporting the Sustainable Development Goals across the world'' as an important contribution to EU reporting at the High Level Political Forum in 2019.

The EU issued a declaration on the latest developments in Libya.

Weekly schedule of President Donald Tusk 7-14 July 2019

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

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

President Tusk reported on the proposed new leadership of the EU institutions to the newly elected members of the European Parliament.

President Donald Tusk announced the appointments of new EU leaders for the next institutional cycle.

The Special European Council, which started on 30 June 2019, adopted conclusions on appointments for the next institutional cycle.

At a special meeting on 30 June-2 July 2019, the European Council appointed new leaders for the next institutional cycle.

Declaration by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union on the alignment of certain third countries with Council Decision (CFSP) 2019/797 of 17 May 2019 concerning restrictive measures against cyber-attacks threatening the Union or its member states.

Declaration by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union on the alignment of certain third countries with Council Decision (CFSP) 2019/870 of 27 May 2019 amending Decision 2010/413/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Iran.