The Prime Minister will go to Brussels Kyriakos Mitsotakis where the European Council meeting is scheduled to take place (June 27th and 28th).
In the context of the Synod, it is expected that debate will take place about the people who will undertake, in accordance with the Treaties, the Presidency of the European Council, the Presidency of the European Commission and the position of EU High Representative for Foreign Policy.
It should be noted that on Tuesday morning, in a conference call between the six negotiators (Kyriakos Mitsotakis-Donald Tusk, Olaf Solz-Pedro Sanchez, Emmanuel Macron-Mark Rutte) of the three political groups that have the majority (PPE, Socialists, Liberals), there was consensus of the three political families for a joint proposal to support Antonio Costa for the role of President of the European Council, Ursula von der Leyen for the Presidency of the European Commission and Kaya Kalas for the role of EU representative. on foreign policy.
The President of the European Council was informed about the joint proposal of the three groups with a view to discussion by EU leaders. which begins at noon on Thursday and aims to make decisions, something that was not possible in the leaders’ first relevant informal discussion, on June 17th.
Adoption of the EU Strategic Agenda
Also on the leaders’ agenda is the adoption of the EU Strategic Agenda, which will set the tone for the strategic direction for the next five years and includes issues such as strengthening European defence, enlargement, a comprehensive approach to the issue of immigration, and Europe’s competitiveness.
European Defense
With regard to European defense and European defense strategy and industry, the Prime Minister is expected to speak about the proposal he presented jointly with Donald Tusk in a letter to the President of the Commission on the need to create a joint European defense project that will be financed with European funds, a European air defense shield.
European leaders are also expected to discuss the latest developments in the Middle East, as well as the latest developments in Ukraine, whose accession negotiations with the EU are ongoing. have just received the official “green light” at the Intergovernmental Conference held in Luxembourg.