Outcome of the European Council of 17-18 December 2015: Post-European Council Briefing

Briefing 15-01-2016

The main focus of the European Council meeting of 17-18 December 2015 was on terrorism, migration and the UK's membership of the EU. The latter two issues are also the main items on the agenda of the next European Council meeting, on 18-19 February 2016. Other issues discussed included completion of the internal market and of the Economic and Monetary Union, and climate and energy, following the agreement reached at the UN Climate Change Conference in Paris.