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

Arrivals (live streaming)

+/- 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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  In the Council, government ministers from each EU country meet to discuss, amend and adopt laws, and coordinate policies. The ministers have the authority to commit their governments to the actions agreed on in the meetings.
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