General Affairs Council, Luxembourg, June 18 - arrival and doorstep by George Ciamba, minister-delegate for European Affairs of Romania

Met dank overgenomen van Roemeens voorzitterschap Europese Unie 1e helft 2019 (Roemeens voorzitterschap) i, gepubliceerd op dinsdag 18 juni 2019.

Multiannual financial framework

The Council will hold a policy debate on the next multiannual financial framework (MFF). Ministers are expected to exchange views on a revised draft negotiating box addressed to them by the Romanian presidency following a series of technical and political discussions in the Council.

European Council

The Council will prepare for the European Council meeting on 20-21 June 2019 by examining draft conclusions.

Ministers will also take stock of the implementation of previous European Council conclusions.

Enlargement

The Council will discuss the 2019 enlargement package presented by the Commission on 29 May.

European Semester 2019

Finally the Council is expected to discuss a horizontal report on country-specific recommendations and transmit it to the European Council.