EU-China Summit, in Brussels.

Atomium in Brussel
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datum 9 april 2019 15:00
plaats Brussel, België
locatie Brussels, Belgium Toon locatie
aanwezigen D.F. (Donald) Tusk i, J.C. (Jean-Claude) Juncker i, J.T. (Jyrki) Katainen i, F. (Federica) Mogherini i e.a.
organisatie Raad van de Europese Unie (Raad) i, Europese Raad i

Agenda highlights

The EU wants to reinforce its partnership with China

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9 April 2019

  • 13:00 Arrival of Premier Li
  • 16:15 Press conference

Estimated schedule

European Council President Donald Tusk and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker will co-host the 21st EU-China summit. High Representative Federica Mogherini will also attend the summit.

At the last European Council meeting, EU leaders had a strategic discussion on the EU-China relations to prepare the summit:

"Our aim is to focus on achieving a balanced relation, which ensures fair competition and equal market access. In this context, we hope to persuade China to include industrial subsidies as a crucial element of the WTO reform."

European Council President Donald Tusk, 22/03/2019

Ahead of the summit, the Commission and the High Representative issued a joint communication stressing that neither the EU nor any of its member states can effectively achieve their aims with China without full unity.

Infographic - The EU and China are strategic trading partners

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EU and Chinese leaders will seek to strengthen bilateral cooperation. They will discuss bilateral trade and investment relations, including the fair and non-discriminatory treatment for their economic operators.

Both sides will also discuss the future of global governance and how to tackle common challenges. The EU and China are expected to reaffirm their commitment to multilateralism with the UN at its core. They are also likely to express their support to the work of G20 and the implementation of the Paris Agreement on climate change.

EU and Chinese leaders will address the issues of sustainable development and cybersecurity including, the security of 5G networks.

The summit will also be an opportunity to discuss their different initiatives to better connect Europe and Asia. Further synergies should be identified within the framework of the EU-China connectivity platform.

In addition, foreign security and human rights issues will be on the agenda including:

  • the situation in the Korean peninsula
  • Iran and the nuclear deal (JCPOA)
  • Russia and Ukraine
  • Afghanistan
  • the Venezuela crisis
  • Myanmar

Following the EU-China human rights dialogue in Brussels on 1-2 April, the summit will provide an opportunity for the EU to reiterate, at leaders' level, its commitment to human rights and the rule of law as a core part of its engagement with China.

Programme

09/04/2019

13:00

Arrival of Premier Li Keqiang

13:05

Leaders' meeting

13:55

Working lunch

15:00

Plenary session

16:15

Press conference

See also

Previous EU-China summits


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Raad van de Europese Unie (Raad)

In deze instelling van de Europese Unie (kortweg 'de Raad van Ministers' of nog korter 'de Raad' genoemd) zijn de regeringen van de 27 lidstaten i van de EU vertegenwoordigd. De Raad oefent samen met het Europees Parlement i de wetgevings- en begrotingstaak uit. Dit houdt in dat de Raad zijn goedkeuring moet geven aan elk wetsvoorstel van de Europese Commissie i en aan elke voorgestelde EU-begroting. Nationale regeringen kunnen dus via de Raad invloed uitoefenen in de EU. De Raad neemt ook beslissingen over het buitenlands- en veiligheidsbeleid.

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Europese Raad

De Europese Raad bestaat uit de regeringsleiders of staatshoofden van de 27 lidstaten van de Europese Unie i, de vaste voorzitter i en de voorzitter van de Europese Commissie i. De Hoge Vertegenwoordiger voor het gemeenschappelijk buitenlands en veiligheidsbeleid i woont de bijeenkomsten van dit orgaan ook bij. Alleen de regeringsleiders of staatshoofden hebben stemrecht tijdens de vergaderingen. De Europese Raad heeft geen wetgevingstaak, maar stelt wel de politieke richting van de EU vast.

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