EU Finance Ministers meet on 25 May 2018 in Brussels to agree measures to reduce risk in the banking sector. They discuss macroeconomic imbalances and age-related expenditure in the member states.
EU Foreign Affairs ministers meet on 28 May 2018 in Brussels to focus on the situation in Iran, Venezuela, the Democratic Republic of Congo and the future agreement with the African, Caribbean, and Pacific countries. Foreign ministers also discuss the situation in Gaza, following the recent developments.
EU Ministers of European Affairs, Industry, Research and related areas meet on 28-29 May 2018 in Brussels to carry out a competitiveness check-up on the impact of the internal market on industry. They hold discussions on mutual recognition of goods and on online platforms-to-business relations. On Tuesday, they debate space policy, the extension of the EURATOM research programme as well as research and innovation in the context of the next EU's multiannual budget. They are due to adopt conclusions on knowledge circulation and the European Open Science Cloud. The Council also takes note of a report on high performance computing.
EU Finance Ministers of the eurozone meet on 24 May 2018 in Brussels.
EU Ministers for Education, Youth, Culture and Sport meet on 22-23 May 2018 in Brussels.
The partnership between the EU and The Gambia is guided by the principles and objectives found in the Cotonou Agreement, which governs the relationship between the EU and African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries. The Agreement covers areas such as political dialogue, trade and development cooperation.
EU Ministers for Foreign Affairs and Trade meet on 22 May 2018 in Brussels.
EU Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Development meet on 22 May 2018 in Brussels.
The EU-Western Balkans summit takes place in Sofia, Bulgaria, on 17 May 2018. It is hosted by Boyko BORISSOV, Prime Minister of Bulgaria, which currently holds the Presidency of the Council. The President of the European Council, Donald TUSK, chairs the meeting. He is representing the EU together with the President of the European Commission, Jean-Claude JUNCKER. The High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Federica MOGHERINI, and the Commissioner for European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations, Johannes HAHN, are also expected to be present.
On 10 February 2014, the EU adopted negotiating directives for a bilateral EU-Cuba Political Dialogue and Cooperation Agreement to consolidate existing bilateral relations in the areas of political dialogue, cooperation and trade.
Ministers of Foreign and European Affairs of the EU27 meet on 14 May 2018 in Brussels.
EU Ministers of Foreign and European Affairs meet on 14 May 2018 in Brussels.
The European Union is committed to the continued full and effective implementation of all parts of the Iran nuclear deal. After international negotiations on the Iranian nuclear programme were concluded, the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), also known as the Iran nuclear deal, was implemented on 16 January 2016.
Donald Tusk, President of the European Council, visits Miro Cerar, Prime Minister of Slovenia, on 6 May 2018.
Open Day 2018 takes place on 5 May 2018 in the Justus Lipsius and Europa buildings.
The Informal Meeting of the Ministers of Defence takes place on 4 and 5 May 2018 in Sofia. It focuses on the discussion of issues related to key activities of the European Defence Agency, the Permanent Structured Cooperation, the Action Plan on Military Mobility and perspectives for crisis management operations.
The Libya Quartet brings together the League of Arab States, the African Union, the United Nations and the European Union. The aim is to support UN mediation and regional efforts and to accompany the process of the political transition in Libya, in full respect of Libyan ownership.
President Donald Tusk receives the Polonicus Award on 28 April 2018 in Aachen.
The informal meeting of EU ministers of finance and economy to be held on 27 and 28 April at the National Palace of Culture in Sofia, Bulgaria. Ministers of finance and economy and the central bankers of the EU discuss the convergence policy inside and outside the Euro area, as well as the further reduction of fragmentation within the Capital Markets Union. The second day of the meeting is devoted to improving revenue collection and fighting tax fraud in the single market, as well as to corporate taxation and the taxation of the digital economy.
The Brdo-Brijuni Process Leaders' Meeting takes place on 27 April 2018, in Skopje.