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The Subcommittee on Human Rights will discuss the cooperative financing mechanism agreement reached between the European Defence Agency and the European Investment Bank, with EIB Vice-President Kris Peeters, on 12 July. Since the current rules do not allow the EIB to finance purely military projects or infrastructure, the agreement has the same ambition as the European Development Fund (EDF) and the Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO).
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President Michel received the letters of credentials from six new ambassadors to the European Union.

Press briefing ahead of the Economic and Financial Affairs Council will take place on 9 July 2021 at 13:15.

EU Court of Justice: appointment of two judges and two advocates-general of the Court of Justice.

Report by President Charles Michel to the European Parliament plenary session on the European Council of 24-25 June 2021.

Press briefing ahead of Foreign Affairs Council will take place on 9 July 2021 at 14.00.

Declaration by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union on the alignment of certain third countries with the Council Decision (CFSP) 2021/1002 of 21 June 2021 implementing Decision 2012/642/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Belarus.

Declaration by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union on the alignment of certain third countries with the Council Decision (CFSP) 2021/1001 of 21 June 2021 amending Decision 2012/642/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Belarus.

Press briefing ahead of Eurogroup meeting will take place on 8 July 2021 at 14.30.

The President of the European Council, Charles Michel, held a joint press conference with the Lithuanian President, Gitanas Nausėda, on his arrival in Vilnius for the Statehood Day celebrations and a series of meetings on the situation in the region.

In light of the gradual relaxation of COVID-19 restrictions in Belgium and in accordance with the physical space available, the capacity of press venues and current social distancing rules, a limited number of journalists will be allowed to attend physically the press activities related to the following Council meetings taking place in Brussels

Weekly schedule of President Charles Michel 5 – 11 July 2021

Following a review under the recommendation on the gradual lifting of the temporary restrictions on non-essential travel into the EU, the Council updated the list of countries, special administrative regions and other entities and territorial authorities for which travel restrictions should be lifted.

EU ambassadors today agreed a negotiating mandate on a draft regulation amending the Europol regulation.

President Charles Michel spoke at the opening of the Generation Equality Forum in Paris on Wednesday 30 June 2021

The EU is ensuring that member states can continue to employ holders of third-country certificates in the inland waterway sector.

The regulation establishing the EU asylum agency aims to improve the application of asylum policy within the EU, by turning the current European asylum support office (EASO) into a fully-fledged agency.

Farming ministers reaffirm need for a new approach to protecting honey bees.

Today EU ambassadors confirmed a provisional agreement reached between the Council presidency and the Parliament on a new directive harmonising rules for credit servicers and credit purchasers of non-performing loans issued by credit institutions.

The Council presidency and the European Parliament’s negotiators have reached a provisional agreement on an amendment to the motor insurance directive.