General Affairs Council, 28/01/2020 - Consilium
(...) During the discussion, ministers stressed the importance of putting citizens at the heart of the conference and focusing on issues that truly matter to them. As underlined in the conclusions of the December European Council, priority should be given to implementing the Strategic Agenda for 2019-2024 and delivering concrete results. The conference should contribute to the development of EU policies in the medium and longer term in order to better address the challenges facing Europe. Building on the success of the citizens’ dialogues which have taken place over the past two years, the process should involve a wide range of stakeholders and groups to ensure that different views and opinions are represented. (...)
In the area of general affairs, the main priorities of the presidency include the following:
(...) During the discussion, ministers stressed the importance of putting citizens at the heart of the conference and focusing on issues that truly matter to them. As underlined in the conclusions of the December European Council, priority should be given to implementing the Strategic Agenda for 2019-2024 and delivering concrete results. The conference should contribute to the development of EU policies in the medium and longer term in order to better address the challenges facing Europe. Building on the success of the citizens’ dialogues which have taken place over the past two years, the process should involve a wide range of stakeholders and groups to ensure that different views and opinions are represented. (...)
Presidency priorities
The Croatian presidency also presented its priorities and work programme for the next six months.In the area of general affairs, the main priorities of the presidency include the following:
- taking forward work on sectoral and horizontal legislation related to the next multiannual financial framework
- continuing a credible and effective enlargement policy towards the Western Balkans and hosting an informal EU-Western Balkans summit in Zagreb in May 2020
- fostering economic and social cohesion and taking forward negotiations on the cohesion policy legislative package under the MFF
- enabling an orderly withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the EU and starting negotiations on future partnership
- promoting the EU as a community of values
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