The President of the European Council, Charles Michel, invited the heads of state or government of the countries of the European Union, on Wednesday 8 November, to informal dinners to discuss the Strategic Agenda up to 2030, which the EU27 wants to draw up with a view to the next European institutional cycle.
Building on the first exchange at the European Summit in Granada (see EUROPE 13266/1), these discussions on the EU’s capacity to act will take place “in small consecutive groups in Paris, Berlin, Copenhagen and Zagreb” during November, said Mr Michel.
He proposes to deepen discussions on the priorities set out in Granada, such as security and defence, resilience and competitiveness, energy, migration, involvement on the international stage and EU enlargement.
According to Mr Michel, the issues to be addressed are as follows: - Which policies and programmes need to be improved to strengthen the EU’s global standing and how?; - Which sectoral policies need reform in the context of future enlargement and how?; - Where should we focus the EU budget?; - How do we finance this budget in practice?; - How can we improve our decision-making?; - Should we review voting rules and how?
To see Mr Michel’s letter: https://aeur.eu/f/9ff (Original version in French by Mathieu Bion)