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Indicative programme All times are approximate and subject to change Thursday 8 October - Eurogroup meeting Place: ECC Luxembourg Chair: Kyriakos Pierrakakis, President of the Eurogroup 14.00 Arrivals (live streaming) +/- 14.45 Doorstep by Kyriakos Pierrakakis (live streaming) 15.00 Eurogroup meeting in regular format (roundtable) Preparation of international meetings - exc...
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The final quarter of 2026 comes amid growing concern over climate change. A recent report by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) warns that global temperatures are likely to exceed 1.5°C, increasing climate risks and impacts to dangerous levels. The report stresses that the world must not only work to bring temperatures back below 1.5°C as quickly as possible but also strengthen the resilience of ...
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Today, it has been twenty years since Anna Politkovskaya was killed. The European Union honours the memory of Anna Politkovskaya, the journalist and human rights defender murdered in Moscow on 7 October 2006. Through her investigative reporting for Novaya Gazeta, she exposed grave human rights violations, torture and extrajudicial punishment, corruption, and abuse of power. She gave a voice to ...
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The Eurogroup will prepare for upcoming international meetings and discuss exchange rate developments. Ministers will also take stock of progress on the capital markets union and hold a discussion on the effectiveness and efficiency of public finances. Finally, they will discuss the implications of energy market developments for the euro area economy.       ...
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On 7-8 October, High Representative/Vice-President Kaja Kallas will visit Lebanon. On Wednesday, she will meet with the Minister of Social Affairs Ms Hanine El Sayed. On Thursday, the HR/VP will hold bilateral meetings with the President of Lebanon, Joseph Aoun, and Prime Minister Nawaf Salam. She will also meet with the Speaker of the Parliament, Nabih Berri, and the Minister of Foreign Aff...
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On Sunday 4 October 2026, the citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina exercised their democratic right to elect their representatives who will decide on the direction of their country for the years ahead. The EU takes note of the preliminary findings and conclusions of the OSCE/ODIHR Election Observation Mission. They show genuine competition and contestants largely able to reach voters. Election da...
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The press briefing ahead of the Eurogroup meeting of 8 October 2026 will take place on Wednesday, 7 October at 13.15. 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...
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The DPRK ballistic missile launch of 3 October represents another violation of UN Security Council resolutions and threatens regional and international security. The EU expresses its full solidarity with its partners in the region, in particular the Republic of Korea and Japan. The DPRK must cease such illegal actions that risk raising tensions on the Korean Peninsula, comply with its intern...
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The European Union (EU) and the Republic of Moldova (hereinafter 'Moldova') held the tenth meeting of the Association Council today in Brussels. The meeting underlined the shared strategic objective of Moldova’s EU accession and sent an unequivocal message that Moldova is moving decisively towards EU membership, and its future is firmly anchored in the European Union. The parties welcomed the r...
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Dear Prime Minister Tofan, It is really a pleasure to welcome you here in Brussels. We just concluded a great meeting of EU-Moldova Association Council. The EU's relations with Moldova have never been closer. Moldova was the first country to sign [a] Security and Defence Partnership with the European Union. And European Peace Facility remains the backbone of Moldova's defence modernisation. O...
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