Programme of Alternate Minister of Foreign Affairs Miltiadis Varvitsiotis (Brussels/Paris, 24-27 February 2020)

Alternate Minister of Foreign Affairs Miltiadis Varvitsiotis will attend a meeting of the EU General Affairs Council (GAC) on 25 February, in Brussels.

On the GAC agenda are preparations for the European Council meeting of 26-27 March 2020, the next steps in the post-Brexit EU-UK relationship, and a presentation of the European Commission work programme for 2020.

On Wednesday, 26 February, the Alternate Minister will meet in Paris with the French Deputy Foreign Minister for European Affairs, Amelie de Montchalin. Their talks will focus on bilateral political and economic relations, EU enlargement and the new methodology for accession negotiations, the new Multiannual Financial Framework, implementation of Rule of Law, the Conference on the Future of Europe, and the migration issue.

February 23, 2020