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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The press briefing ahead of the Foreign Affairs Council (Trade) and General Affairs Council will take place on Thursday, 21 May 2026 at 14.00. 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 event ...
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The Eurogroup will discuss the macroeconomic outlook for the euro area based on the Commission's spring forecast, including energy market trends. Ministers will also exchange views on housing affordability as a challenge to competitiveness and receive an update on the digital euro.             Council of the Europea...
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Indicative programme All times are approximate and subject to change (local time) Wednesday 20 May 10:00 Arrival and welcome ceremony (including official photo) 10:30 Bilateral meeting, Presidents Costa and Arévalo 10:50 Extended meeting 12:00 Press conference 13:00 State lunch At the end of the meeting (+/- 12:00) press conference in live streaming. Videos and photos of the events wi...
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From 20 to 22 May, HR/VP Kaja Kallas will visit Mexico to attend the EU-Mexico Summit. On Thursday, 21 May, the HR/VP will hold the first-ever EU-Mexico Strategic Dialogue with Roberto Velasco, Mexico’s Secretary of Foreign Affairs. They will deliver joint press statements at around 18:30 CET, which will be transmitted on EBS. Later that day, HR/VP Kallas will deliver closing remarks at the ...
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The press briefing ahead of the Eurogroup meeting will take place on Wednesday, 20 May at 15.30. 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 buildi...
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