The first meeting of the European Council under the leadership of the new President of the Council, Antonio Costa, will be held on December 19, as stated in the invitation letter by President Antonio Costa to the members of the European Council, Report informs.
“The situation in Ukraine will be at the forefront of our discussions. I have just returned from a visit to Kyiv, on the first day of my mandate. We need to stand with Ukraine for as long as necessary,” the letter reads.
According to it, the December European Council meeting is an important occasion to send a united and unequivocal message of support to Ukraine, for a comprehensive, just and lasting peace.
“I have invited President [Ukraine] Zelenskyy to come to Brussels on the occasion of the meeting of the European Council to share with us the latest developments on the ground and his views on how Europe can best support Ukraine.
EU in the world is the other main theme for our December meeting. I believe that we need a comprehensive and strategic discussion, without written conclusions, on the way forward regarding our global engagement and priorities in a multipolar landscape marked by geopolitical tensions,” the letter says.
According to it, the question of developing mutually-beneficial strategic relations with the United Kingdom – notably in the field of security and defense – while respecting the fundamental principles on which the post-Brexit EU-UK relationship is built, will also be part of the discussion.
