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Thank you. Good day, everybody. We just concluded the extraordinary Foreign Affairs Council on the situation in the Middle East, with the EU foreign ministers. Over the past five days, Israel and Iran have traded attacks, and this has raised the risk of wider conflict in the region. So, today's meeting provided the opportunity to share views and coordinate our diplomatic efforts. Minister...
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The press briefing ahead of the Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council will take place on Wednesday, 18 June 2025 at 17.00. This briefing will be "off the record". The press briefing will take place in a hybrid format: EU accredited journalists will be able to participate and ask questions either remotely or in person at the Europa Building press room. To attend the e...
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Good evening, it's a pleasure to be here in Kananaskis. And let me begin by extending thanks to Canada and Prime Minister Mark Carney for hosting this summit. I also want to express our solidarity with Canada regarding the devastating wildfires affecting the country in the last days. These fires remind us of the urgent need to protect our environment and to fight climate change. This is an issue w...
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The President of the European Council, António Costa, will travel to Kananaskis, Alberta (Canada) to take part in the G7 summit from 15 to 17 June 2025. Hosted by Canada as the rotating G7 presidency, the Summit will bring together the leaders of the seven G7 countries, as well as the European Union and other invited countries to discuss pressing global issues, including international peace and se...
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The press briefing ahead of the Eurogroup meeting will take place on Tuesday, 17 June at 14.30. The briefing will be "off the record" and will be given by Tuomas Saarenheimo, President of the Eurogroup Working Group. The press briefing will take place in a hybrid format: EU accredited journalists will be able to participate and ask questions either remotely or in person at the Europa buildin...
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We welcome Belgium’s submission of its draft budgetary plan (DBP) for 2025 on 30 April 2025, following the submission of its medium-term fiscal structural plan on 18 March 2025, as well as the Commission Opinion on the DBP, published on 4 June 2025. The Council is currently considering the Commission recommendation for the endorsement of Belgium’s medium-term fiscal structural plan, the Commiss...
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I would like to invite you to our June European Council. We will address several issues that must be tackled together to advance our common ambitions: to build a more competitive, safer and more autonomous Europe for our citizens, and to ensure that the European Union can be an effective, predictable and reliable global actor. The interplay between a challenging international context and our in...
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The Council and the European Parliament reached a provisional deal on the OSOA (one substance one assessment) package, which aims to streamline assessments of chemicals across relevant EU legislation, strengthen the knowledge base on chemicals, and ensure early detection and action on emerging chemical risks. The package contains three proposals: a directive concerning the re-attribution of scient...
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From June 14-16, 2025, the Embassy of the Republic of Moldova in the Kingdom of Belgium invites the public in Brussels to an exceptional cultural weekend dedicated to theater, literature and identity. The events mark a vibrant celebration of Moldovan and Romanian heritage in the heart of Europe, which is organized in partnership with the Romanian Embassy in the Kingdom of Belgium and the Free Univ...
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