EU agriculture ministers backed Federal Agriculture Minister Julia Klöckner’s initiative. Lessons from the coronavirus crisis, animal transports and product provenance were also discussed at the Informal Meeting of EU Agriculture Ministers in Koblenz.
Animal welfare must have priority.
Europe is to grow even closer together – on railways as well. To this end, Germany, Austria, France and Switzerland want to offer new cross-border night train connections beginning in 2021. Leading partner railway companies agreed to the measure in a joint declaration.
Info The following railway companies have agreed to expand their already successful
The situation in the eastern Mediterranean is tense – the Foreign Minister travells to Cyprus and Greece to explore solutions with his interlocutors.
solution in the eastern Mediterranean acceptable to Greece, Cyprus and Turkey seems to have
This day is strategically extremely important, „as an opportunity to coordinate our agendas very closely,“ Chancellor Angela Merkel said at a meeting with President Emmanuel Macron at his summer residence. This is significant, she said, for many European and international issues discussed.
Bundesregierung/Denzel This is the first time that Macron and his wife, Brigitte, have
Foreign Minister Maas on the Cabinet decision concerning the national programme for Germany’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union.
region in the world has demonstrated as much solidarity among themselves as we have
During the first physical meeting since the start of the COVID‑19 pandemic, Germany’s Foreign Minister will present the priorities of Germany’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union. The meeting will also focus on the situation in Turkey.
The EU Foreign Ministers have only had virtual meetings since March.
The Special European Council meeting is not over yet, as heads of state and government continue their consultations today. The focus is still on the Multiannual Financial Framework and the COVID-19 recovery fund.
“We will now have to work hard,” she said.
The EU’s Foreign Affairs Council met on July 13 for the first time under Germany’s Council Presidency. High Representative Josep Borrell chaired the meeting.
“But concerning the drilling activities in the Eastern Mediterranean, we have clear
The EU ministers of culture came together in Berlin for a meeting hosted by Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media, Minister of State Monika Grütters. The working meeting primarily focused on how to deal with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on culture in EU member states.
creative economy and cultural facilities, while EU assistance programmes ought to have
The European Union stands for freedom, security and justice. All people, regardless of their origin, culture or beliefs, should be able to feel free and secure in Europe.
European police cooperation aims to ensure that police officers have the information
