Outcome of the European Council meeting of 15-16 October 2020
Without reaching any new decisions, the European Council meeting of 15-16 October 2020 addressed a series of important issues, including the coronavirus pandemic, EU-United Kingdom relations and climate change. It also discussed numerous external relations issues, notably relations with Africa, the EU's southern neighbourhood, Belarus and Turkey. In the context of rising Covid-19 infections across all Member States, the European Council expressed its very serious concern about the developing pandemic situation and agreed to intensify overall coordination at EU level and between Member States. Regarding the negotiations on future EU-UK relations, EU leaders expressed their concern about the lack of progress and called on the UK to make the necessary moves. They stressed that the Withdrawal Agreement and its Protocols needed to be implemented in a full and timely manner.
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- Asia-Oceanía
- ASUNTOS SOCIALES
- Bielorrusia
- China
- Consejo Europeo
- construcción europea
- ENERGÍA
- enfermedad por coronavirus
- epidemia
- Europa
- GEOGRAFÍA
- geografía económica
- geografía política
- instituciones de la Unión Europea y función pública europea
- MEDIO AMBIENTE
- política del medio ambiente
- política en materia de cambio climático
- política energética
- política energética de la Unión
- política exterior y de seguridad común
- Reino Unido
- retirada de la UE
- sanidad
- Turquía
- UNIÓN EUROPEA
- África
- África