Informal European Council in Sibiu, Romania, Sibiu

Sibiu, Roemenië
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date May 9, 2019 09:00 - 17:00
city Sibiu, Romania
location Sibiu City Hall, 2 Samuel Brukenthal street Show location
station EbS
attending F.C.G.M. (Frans) Timmermans1, A. (Antonio) Tajani2, D.F. (Donald) Tusk3, J.C. (Jean-Claude) Juncker4, A.D. (Angela) Merkel5, F. (Federica) Mogherini6 et al.
organisation European Council7

President Jean-Claude Juncker participates in the informal meeting of EU27 leaders in Sibiu, Romania.

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  1. European Council
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European Council

The European Council brings together EU leaders to set the EU's political agenda. It represents the highest level of political cooperation between EU countries.

One of the EU's 7 official institutions, the Council takes the form of (usually quarterly) summit meetings between EU leaders, chaired by a permanent president.

What does the European Council do?

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    Frans Timmermans is Minister of Foreign Affairs since November 5th 2012. Between 2007 and 2010 Timmermans was junior minister of Foreign Affairs, charged with European Cooperation. In 1998 Timmermans became member of the House of Representatives, serving terms until 2007 and again in between 2010 and 2012. Prior to his political career Frans Timmermans served with dr. M. van der Stoel, High Commissioner of national minorities at OSCE and was member of the cabinet of Commissioner Van den Broek at the EC. He also worked at various posts at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
     
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    Antonio Tajani (1953) is a member of the European Parliament as an independent member, and is aligned with the European People's Party. He is elected on behalf of Italy.
     
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    Donald Tusk (1957) was van 1 december 2014 tot 1 december 2019 de vaste voorzitter van de Europese Raad. In november 2007-september 2014 was hij minister-president van Polen. Tusk was medeoprichter en leider van het conservatief-liberale (maar bij de christendemocratische Europese Volkspartij aangesloten) Burgerplatformum. Hij leidde als premier een coalitie van zijn partij en de Poolse Boerenpartij (PSL). Eerder was hij lid van het Lagerhuis en van de Senaat.
     
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    Jean-Claude Juncker (1945) is the president of the European Commission. Juncker is a member of the Luxembourg party Christian Social People's Party (CVP), which is aligned with the European People's Party. Juncker server as prime minister of Luxembourg for nearly twenty years.
     
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    Angela Merkel (1954) was van 22 november 2005 tot 8 december 2021 bondskanselier van Duitsland. Zij leidde sinds 2018 een coalitie van CDU/CSU met de SPD. Zij is scheikundige en werkte als wetenschapper in de DDR. In 1990 werd zij voor de CDU lid van de Bondsdag. In 1991-1994 was Angela Merkel minister voor vrouwen- en jeugdzaken en in 1994-1998 minister van milieu. In 2000 volgde zij Helmut Kohl op als voorzitter van de CDU.
     
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    Federica Mogherini (1973) is the High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and a member of the Juncker Commission on behalf of Italy. Mogherini is a member of the Italian party Democratic Party (PD), which is aligned with the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats. Prior to her post in the Commission she served as minister of foreign affairs.
     
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    The European Council brings together EU leaders to set the EU's political agenda. It represents the highest level of political cooperation between EU countries.