Indicative programme - Foreign Affairs Council (including Defence) of 13 November 2017 - Main contents

Source: Council of the European Union (Council) i, published on Friday, November 10 2017.

Place: Europa building, Brussels

Chair(s): Federica Mogherini, High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy

All times are approximate and subject to change

from 07.30

+/- 08.00 (time to be confirmed)

Doorstep by High Representative Federica Mogherini

09.00

Beginning of the Council meeting - foreign affairs (Roundtable)

Adoption of the agenda

Approval of A items

EU-Africa relations

Strategic Communication

from 11.00

Arrivals of ministers for defence

from 11:30

Signing ceremony of the Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO) on defence (live streaming)

12.30

PESCO - photo opportunity

+/- 12:45

Joint session of ministers for foreign affairs and ministers for defence (Roundtable)

Security and Defence

+/- 14.30

Meeting of ministers for defence (Roundtable)

EU-NATO Cooperation, in presence of the NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg (doorstep +/- 14.15)

+/- 15:30

EDA Steering Board

+/- 17.00

Press conference (JL press room - live streaming)

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