Indicative programme - Foreign Affairs Council (including Defence) of 13 November 2017
Place: Europa building, Brussels
Chair(s): Federica Mogherini, High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy
All times are approximate and subject to change
from 07.30
Arrivals (live streaming)
+/- 08.00 (time to be confirmed)
Doorstep by High Representative Federica Mogherini
09.00
Beginning of the Council meeting - foreign affairs (Roundtable)
Adoption of the agenda
Approval of A items
EU-Africa relations
Strategic Communication
from 11.00
Arrivals of ministers for defence
from 11:30
Signing ceremony of the Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO) on defence (live streaming)
12.30
PESCO - photo opportunity
+/- 12:45
Joint session of ministers for foreign affairs and ministers for defence (Roundtable)
Security and Defence
+/- 14.30
Meeting of ministers for defence (Roundtable)
EU-NATO Cooperation, in presence of the NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg (doorstep +/- 14.15)
+/- 15:30
EDA Steering Board
+/- 17.00
Press conference (JL press room - live streaming)