Defence Minister Kramp-Karrenbauer met her EU counterparts in Berlin for an informal meeting. What are Germany’s goals in the field of security and defence during its Council Presidency? Does Europe still need NATO? Questions and answers.
When they last met in Brussels on 12 November 2019, the EU defence ministers launched
Starting today, a teaser film for Olafur Eliasson’s Earth Speakr is streaming on www.earthspeakr.art and gives a preview of the artwork that Eliasson created especially for the German Presidency of the Council of the European Union.
experts’, will launch Germany’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union in Brussels
Every six months, the Presidency of the Council of the European Union rotates among the 27 member states of the EU. Its most important task is to advance Council deliberations on EU legislation. The Presidency also ensures cooperation among all member states as an honest and neutral intermediary.
Council meetings take place in Brussels or Luxembourg, and informal ministerial meetings
On 9 November 2020, the ministers of trade of the EU’s 27 member states held a videoconference within the framework of Germany’s Presidency of the Council of the EU. Among other topics, ministers discussed the EU’s trade relationships with the United States and with China.
Trade), which, owing to the pandemic, could not be held as a physical meeting in Brussels
For the first time, the European Council has enshrined a commitment to the rule of law and a mechanism to protect the budget in its decision on the Multiannual Financial Framework. Minister of State Michael Roth spoke to German newspaper FAZ about its design (interview from 27 July 2020).
who could be affected by a rule of law procedure of this kind, claim victory in Brussels
On World Children’s Day (20 November 2020), artist Olafur Eliasson asks political leaders and changemakers to listen to the next generation and amplify their voices.
the European Parliament, the Justus Lipsius Building and the Europa Building in Brussels
The coronavirus pandemic is also impacting international exchanges between young people as well as youth work. Franziska Giffey discussed with EU youth ministers how best to maintain and strengthen contacts.
Due to coronavirus restrictions, the participants are unable to meet in person in Brussels
Just weeks before the conclusion of Germany’s Council Presidency, Federal Minister Altmaier, his European counterparts responsible for energy policy, and Kadri Simson, EU Commissioner for energy policy, are coming together via videoconference.
European Council in Brussels: Agreement reached on the budget and climate protectionInternal
Minister of State for Culture and the Media Monika Grütters today launched a series of digital conferences on EU media policy that will take place under the auspices of Germany’s Presidency of the Council of the EU. The series title is “Pluralism and Responsibility: Media in a Digital Society”.
in a Digital Society” accompanies the work of the Audiovisual Working Party in Brussels
My friend Jean-Yves, Ministers, State Secretaries, Excellencies, Ambassadors, Friends, My friend Jean-Yves, You could actually have given me a Paris Saint-Germain shirt. After all, their defeat in…
We are not talking about sacrificing national sovereignty to a super-state in Brussels
