The importance of a new external EU policy towards Europe’s neighbourhood is widely acknowledged. But there is a huge gap between ambitions, policy concepts and reality.
PES EU Council preparation meeting
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The Party of European Socialists will hold a preparatory meeting of progressive heads of government in Brussels on Thursday 14 December to discuss common positions on the EU summit agenda, including the pillar of social rights, security, Brexit, and the digital society.
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Location
Albert Hall, Chausée de Wavre 649-651, 1040 Brussels. View map
Agenda
12:00: Arrival of participants
12:30: Start of the meeting
14:00: End of the meeting
Attendance
At the time of writing, the following had confirmed their attendance:
- Sergei Stanishev, president of PES
- António Costa, prime minister of Portugal
- Paolo Gentiloni, prime minister of Italy
- Christian Kern, chancellor of Austria
- Stefan Löfven, prime minister of Sweden
- Joseph Muscat, prime minister of Malta
- Alexis Tsipras, prime minister of Greece (observer)
- Fofi Gennimata, leader of PASOK, Greece
- Gianni Pittella MEP, president of the S&D group
- Federica Mogherini, EU high representative for foreign & security policy
- Frans Timmermans, first vice-president of the European Commission
- Pierre Moscovici, European Commissioner
- Karl-Heinz Lambertz, president of the European Committee of the Regions
- Yonnec Polet, PES deputy secretary general
For more information, please contact Toby Wardman
toby.wardman@pes.eu, +32 491 86 97 48
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