COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,EUROGROUP,update

 

Meetings Friday, 14 February 2025

● Eurogroup   14/02/2025 10:28 | Meetings | Agenda highlights - Eurogroup, 17 February 2025   The Eurogroup will receive an update from Bulgarian Finance Minister Temenuzhka Petkova on the country’s progress towards adopting the euro. Ministers will also review the euro area’s macroeconomic outlook in a rapidly evolving global landscape and discuss draft recommendations for economic policy in 2025. Eurogroup President Paschal Donohoe will present the Eurogroup work programme up to July 2025, which ministers will be invited to approve.

Council of the EU

13/02/2025 15:22 | Meetings | Agenda highlights - Economic and Financial Affairs Council, 18 February 2025   Ministers will hold a policy debate on competitiveness and regulatory burden reduction and the Commission will present the Competitiveness Compass initiative. Ministers will take note of the state of play of the economic and financial impact of Russia’s aggression against Ukraine. The Council aims to approve its guidelines for the EU’s annual budget for 2026. It aims to adopt conclusions on the Alert Mechanism Report 2025 and agree on the 2025 recommendation on the economic policy of the euro area. The Council is expected to adopt recommendations regarding medium-term fiscal-structural plans and on correcting excessive deficit situations in member states. The Council is expected to approve modified recovery and resilience plans, submitted by some member states. The Council aims to adopt a revised EU list of non-cooperative jurisdictions in the field of taxation.   ● General Secretariat of the Council   14/02/2025 12:27 | Media advisory | Media advisory – ConSIMium: Council simulation organised by the GSC for students in higher education, 20 February 2025   ConSIMium is a Council simulation organised by the GSC for students in higher education. The third edition of ConSIMium will take place in the Council premises on 20-21 February 2025. It will host teams of six students, selected at national level and accompanied by a national coordinator, from all 27 member states, for a total of 189 participants. The students will simulate a sequence of five meetings (European Council, two parallel working parties, COREPER and Council). Interested media can attend and cover the student simulations during the below timings. Press opportunities from 09.30 Arrivals and simulation of doorsteps at Europa Building forum +/- 10.30 Roundtable before the beginning of the European Council simulation ConSIMium: a Council simulation experience (background information)

● European Council

14/02/2025 14:24 | Press release | Read-out of the meeting between the President of the European Council António Costa, the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen and the President of Ukraine Volodymir Zelenskyy   On Friday 14 February, in Munich, the President of the European Council António Costa and the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen had a meeting with the President of Ukraine Volodymir Zelenskyy. President Costa and President von der Leyen to a continued and stable support to Ukraine until a just, comprehensive and lasting peace is reached. They underlined that only such a peace would lead to a sovereign and prosperous Ukraine and guarantee Ukraine's and Europe's security. They expressed the willingness to put Ukraine in a position of strength ahead of any future negotiations and that Ukraine is provided with strong security guarantees. They stressed the need for Europeans to increase their defence spending and strengthen their defence capabilities  and help reinforce the Ukrainian armed forces. Finally, President Costa and President von der Leyen stressed their willingness to step up the work to accelerate the accession process of Ukraine to the European Union. ● European Council   14/02/2025 14:24 | Press release | Read-out of the meeting between the President of the European Council António Costa, the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen and the President of Ukraine Volodymir Zelenskyy   On Friday 14 February, in Munich, the President of the European Council António Costa and the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen had a meeting with the President of Ukraine Volodymir Zelenskyy. President Costa and President von der Leyen to a continued and stable support to Ukraine until a just, comprehensive and lasting peace is reached. They underlined that only such a peace would lead to a sovereign and prosperous Ukraine and guarantee Ukraine's and Europe's security. They expressed the willingness to put Ukraine in a position of strength ahead of any future negotiations and that Ukraine is provided with strong security guarantees. They stressed the need for Europeans to increase their defence spending and strengthen their defence capabilities  and help reinforce the Ukrainian armed forces. Finally, President Costa and President von der Leyen stressed their willingness to step up the work to accelerate the accession process of Ukraine to the European Union. MEETINGS Friday, 14 February 2025 ­ ­ • Council of the EU ­ 14/02/2025 | Media advisory | Presidency event: Informal meeting of the EU ministers for telecommunication, Warsaw, 4-5 March 2025   On 4-5 March 2025, EU ministers for telecommunication will meet in Warsaw, Poland, for an informal meeting.   The meeting will be chaired by Krzysztof Gawkowski, deputy prime minister and minister of digital affairs.    The meeting will be entirely dedicated to cybersecurity, including, among others, the issue of responding to large-scale incidents and crises (cyber ​​blueprint), strengthening civil-military cooperation in cyberspace and investing in cybersecurity.   A press conference will take place on 5 March 2025 at +/- 16:30 p.m.   The accreditation for the informal Council is open, and the deadline for registration is 19 February 2025. For more information click here To register, click here.     @POLAND25EU