Tag for 'President of the European Council'
Friday, March 31st, 2017
Remarks by President Donald Tusk on the next steps following the UK notification 31/03/2017European Council Today my task is to propose the draft negotiating guidelines on Brexit to the 27 EU leaders. To the 27, because from Wednesday, after triggering Article 50, the United Kingdom is now on the other side of the negotiating table. We [...]
Wednesday, March 29th, 2017
Statement by the European Council on the UK's Article 50 notification 29 March, 2017 Statement by the European Council 1Today, the European Council received a letter from the British Prime Minister, Theresa May, notifying the United Kingdom's intention to leave the European Union. This notification follows the referendum of 23 June 2016 and starts the withdrawal [...]
Thursday, March 9th, 2017
Donald Tusk re-elected president of the European Council 09/03/2017European Council The European Council today re-elected Donald Tusk as its president for a second term of two and a half years, from 1 June 2017 to 30 November 2019. Donald Tusk was also re-appointed as President of the Euro Summit for the same period.He is the [...]
Wednesday, November 9th, 2016
On the outcome of the Presidential elections in the United States: Statement by President Donald Tusk 09/11/2016European Council This morning we congratulated President-elect Trump on his victory. While respecting the democratic choice of the American people, we are at the same time aware of the new challenges that these results bring. One of them is [...]
Wednesday, November 9th, 2016
Letter from Presidents Tusk and Juncker to congratulate Donald Trump on his election as the next President of the United States 09/11/2016European Council We extend our sincere congratulations on your election as the 45th President of the United States of America.The strategic partnership between the European Union and the United States is rooted in our [...]
Sunday, October 30th, 2016
EU-Canada summit: Main results 30/10/2016Brussels On 30 October 2016, EU leaders and the Canadian Prime Minister met in Brussels for the 16th EU-Canada summit.Donald Tusk, President of the European Council, Jean-Claude Juncker, President of the European Commission, Robert Fico, Prime Minister of Slovakia holding the Council rotating presidency, and Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada [...]
Thursday, October 13th, 2016
Letter from President Donald Tusk to António Guterres, next United Nations Secretary-General 13/10/2016European Council I learned with great satisfaction that today the General Assembly has endorsed you, a European, as the next Secretary General of the United Nations.I wish to reiterate once again that the European Union, as a staunch supporter of effective multilateralism in [...]
Thursday, October 13th, 2016
On the passing away of King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand: Statement by Presidents Tusk and Juncker 13/10/2016 It is with great sadness that we have learned of the passing of His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej.King Bhumibol was a well-loved and revered King and a key figure in Thailand's recent history. During his more than 70 [...]
Sunday, September 4th, 2016
The EU at the G20 summit 04/09/2016Hangzhou G20 leaders are meeting in Hangzhou, China, on 4-5 September. European Council President Donald Tusk and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker are representing the EU at the summit.The theme of this year's summit is “Towards an innovative, invigorated, interconnected and inclusive world economy”.At the press conference before the summit, President [...]
Thursday, August 25th, 2016
Letter of condolences from President Tusk to the President of Italy, Mattarella, and Prime Minister Renzi following the earthquake in central Italy Brussels, 25 August 2016 "I would like to offer my deepest condolences to Italy for the loss of life and destruction caused by the devastating earthquake in central Italy. As the situation continues [...]
