European Council

During his visit to Tirana, President Charles Michel met Prime Minister of Albania Edi Rama and held a joint press conference. They highlighted the main topics of their discussion: EU-Albania relations, the future of the accession process and the upcoming EU-Western Balkans summit in Zagreb.

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

Weekly schedule of President Charles Michel 24 January - 2 February 2020

Representatives of the European Union and the Permanent Representatives of the League of Arab States held the eight meeting of the EU Political and Security Committee and the League of Arab States Permanent Representatives on 23 January 2020 in Brussels, and adopted a joint communiqué.

Council conclusions set out building blocks for a comprehensive and risk-based approach to 5G network security.

The EU is working to modernise cross-border exchanges between authorities through digitalisation and the use of IT to improve judicial cooperation in civil and commercial matters.

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President Charles Michel delivered his address to the leaders gathered in Madrid for the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 25).

The EU is working to facilitate the completion of the trans-European transport network (TEN-T) by speeding up permit-granting procedures.

The EU is working to improve its rules on rail passenger rights, in particular of those with disabilities or reduced mobility

The Council adopted today a first fundamental review of the European architecture for financial supervision.

Presidents Michel, Sassoli, Von der Leyen and Lagarde gathered at the House of European History to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Lisbon Treaty and the start of the new institutional cycle.

European Council President-elect Charles Michel delivered a speech during the "Room for Discussion" event at the University of Amsterdam,

The Council today agreed on amendments to the regulation on the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT).

Weekly schedule of incoming European Council President Charles Michel 1-8 December 2019

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

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

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

During the handover ceremony, incoming European Council President Charles Michel thanked outgoing President Donald Tusk for his work during his mandate expiring on 30/11/2019.