Media advisory – General Affairs Council and accession conferences with Ukraine, Montenegro, the Republic of Moldova and Albania of 14 July 2026

Indicative programme

All times are approximate and subject to change

Place:
Europa building, Brussels

Chair: Thomas Byrne, Minister of State for European Affairs and Defence of Ireland

From 07.30
Arrivals (live streaming)

+/- 07.30
Doorstep by Thomas Byrne (live streaming)

+/- 07.45
Doorstep by Deputy Prime of Ukraine Taras Kachka (live streaming)

+/- 08.00
Accession Conference with Ukraine

+/- 09.00
Press conference (live streaming)

+/- 10.00
Beginning of the General Affairs Council
Adoption of the agenda
Approval of “A” items:

+/- 10.00
Priorities of the Irish Presidency (public session)

+/- 10.15
Simplification

+/- 11.45
Rule of law conclusions

+/- 12.00
Presidency AOB on the next MFF (public session)

+/- 12.45
Informal lunch on ‘One Europe, One Market’ roadmap

At the end of the formal meeting (+/- 12.15), press conference in live streaming.

+/- 15.00
Accession Conference with Montenegro

+/- 16.00
Press conference (live streaming)

+/- 16.50
Doorstep by by Cristina Gherasimov, deputy Prime Minister for European integration of the Republic of Moldova (live streaming)

+/- 17.00
Accession Conference with the Republic of Moldova

+/- 18.00
Press conference (live streaming)

+/- 19.00
Accession Conference with Albania

+/- 20.00
Press conference (live streaming)