Europäische Union

Nach nur zwei Wochen im Amt reist der britische Außenminister Jeremy Hunt heute nach Berlin. Zusammen mit Heiko Maas wird er über die Zukunft der deutsch-britischen Beziehungen reden.

Weekly schedule of President Donald Tusk 23-29 July 2018

Main agenda items, approximate timing, public sessions and press opportunities.

During his meeting with Prime Minister Bakhtadze, President Tusk confirmed the EU determination to further deepen the cooperation between EU and Georgia.

High Representative Federica Mogherini issued a declaration on behalf of the EU on President Omar Al-Bashir visit to Russia on 14 July 2018.

Declaration by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union on the alignment of certain third countries with Council Decision (CFSP) 2018/880 of 18 June 2018 amending Decision 2014/386/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in response to the illegal annexation of Crimea and Sevastopol

Declaration by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union on the alignment of certain third countries with Council Decision (CFSP) 2018/901 of 25 June 2018 amending Decision (CFSP) 2017/2074 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Venezuela

Declaration by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union on the alignment of certain third countries with Council Decision (CFSP) 2018/900 of 25 June 2018 amending Decision 2013/184/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Myanmar/Burma

Declaration by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union on the alignment of certain third countries with Council Decision (CFSP) 2018/833 of 4 June 2018 amending Decision 2010/413/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Iran

On 18 July, EU ambassadors confirmed the agreement reached with the Parliament to increase the budget of the structural reform support programme by €80 million.

Declaration by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union on the occasion of the fourth anniversary of the downing of Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17

Following the second EU-CELAC ministerial meeting, participants adopted a declaration.

Donald Tusk, President of the European Council, Jean-Claude Juncker, President of the European Commission and Shinzo Abe, Prime Minister of Japan, met in Tokyo for the 25th Summit between the EU and Japan and issued the following statement.

During the press conference after the summit in Tokyo, President Donald Tusk highlighted the strong relations and partnership between the European Union and Japan.

At the press conference of the summit, held in Beijing, President Tusk presented the main topics the leaders discussed during their meeting.

Angebliche Einmischung in das Namensabkommen mit Mazedonien sowie die verstärkte Zusammenarbeit mit Ankara belasten die russischen Beziehungen zu Griechenland.

Nachdem die USA das Abkommen mit dem Iran gekündigt haben sind die Fronten verhärtet. Die Präsidenten Ruhani und Trump fletschen nun öffentlich die Zähne.

Hinter dem Siegel "Ohne Gentechnik" steht eine ganze Industrie - seitens der Gentechnik auch. Der EuGH fällt diese Woche eine wichtige Entscheidung über die Klassifizierung manipulierter Pflanzen und Lebensmittel.

Michel Barnier hat die Bedeutung des Weißbuchs der britischen Regierung zu den Post-Brexit-Beziehungen heruntergespielt und betont, dass es nicht die Grundlage für die Austrittsgespräche mit London bilden werde.

Der G20 ist vorüber, die Abschlusserklärung warnt vor globale Ungleichgewichten, ohne die USA explizit zu nennen. Deren Vorschläge, Handelsbarrieren zumindest innerhalb der G7 fallenzulassen, lehnte Frankreich ab.