Indicative programme All times are approximate and subject to change Place: Europa building, Brussels Chair: Marilena Raouna, Deputy Minister for European Affairs From 08:00 Arrivals (live streaming) +/- 08:00 Doorstep by Marilena Raouna, Deputy Minister for European Affairs (live streaming) +/- 08:30 Informal breakfast: Ministers for the Future +/- 10:00 Beginning of the ...
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As an EU candidate country and a long-standing member of the Council of Europe, Türkiye is expected to uphold the highest democratic standards and practices. Democracy, the rule of law and respect for fundamental rights are central to the EU accession process. The Court’s decision on 21 May to annul the regular and extraordinary congresses of the Republican People’s Party (CHP), along with prev...
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First of all, I would like to warmly thank our Cypriot hosts for their excellent hospitality. Today's Eurogroup discussions took place at a particularly demanding juncture, at a time when Europe is being called upon to - and is showing that it can - respond with strategic direction, but also with political maturity. The prolonged instability in the Middle East is intensifying, and it's inten...
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Dear Minister Velasco, dear Roberto, It is really a pleasure to be here in Mexico City and also in your Foreign Ministry. I really love the arts that you have here, everywhere you go. We saw each other recently, when you were in Brussels, and visiting our offices, really building the relationships for the future. Today, we are hosting the first ever Strategic Dialogue, with Mexico, and it...
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It is a great honour for me to be here today in this great nation’s Senate. Thank you very much for inviting me to address this key democratic institution. The house of Mexican federalism. In this very week that is so important for relations between the European Union and Mexico. More than ten years after our last summit, which took place in Brussels, we will hold our eighth EU-Mexico summit here...
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The press briefing ahead of the Foreign Affairs Council (Trade) and General Affairs Council will take place on Thursday, 21 May 2026 at 16.15. 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 event ...
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The treatment of flotilla’s activists in the video shared by Minister Ben Gvir is completely unacceptable, as also indicated by his own government colleagues. Every detained person must be treated with safety, dignity and according to international law. We call on the Israeli government to ensure the protection and dignified treatment of these activists, including several EU citizens. We call f...
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The President of Guatemala, Bernardo Arévalo, received the President of the European Council, António Costa, in Guatemala City today, 20 May 2026, for the first official visit to the country by a President of the European Council. The two leaders highlighted the strengthening of relations between Guatemala and the European Union, especially in terms of political cooperation, trade and investmen...
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Indicative programme All times are approximate and subject to change (local time) Friday 22 May 09:55 Arrivals and welcome ceremony (including family photo) 10:15 Trilateral meeting – Presidents Costa, von der Leyen and Sheinbaum 10:35 Enlarged meeting 11:40 Meeting with the business delegation 12:45 Signing ceremony of the MGA and the Interim Trade Agreement (ITA) 12:55 Press conference ...
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