MEPs discuss the December European Council, the 1 February Special summit and assess the situation in Hungary with the European Council's and Commission's presidents. During their meeting on 14 - 15 December, heads of state or government agreed, among other things, to open accession negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova and grant candidate status to Georgia. Closing statement Maroš ŠEFČOVIČ, Executive Vice-President of the European Commission in charge of the European Green Deal, Interinstitutional Relations and Foresight and Hadja LAHBIB, Belgian Minister for Foreign Affairs, European Affairs and Foreign Trade, and the Federal Cultural Institutions.

statement

Strasbourg

plenary session

ŠEFČOVIČ, Maroš (SK, EC)

EU mechanism on democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights (T)

joint debate

LAHBIB, Hadja (BE)

European Council meeting 14-15 December 2023 (T)

special meeting of the European Council 1 February 2024 (T)

Joint debate on European Council meetings: closing statements by Maroš ŠEFČOVIČ, Executive VP of the European Commission in charge of the European Green Deal and Hadja LAHBIB, Belgian Minister for Foreign Affairs

SOUNDBITE (English), Maro&scaron; &Scaron;EFČOVIČ, Executive VP of the European Commission in charge of the European Green Deal

SOUNDBITE (French), Hadja LAHBIB, Belgian Minister for Foreign Affairs