{"id":35817,"date":"2020-02-18T03:00:24","date_gmt":"2020-02-18T02:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cde.ual.es\/?p=35817"},"modified":"2020-02-17T14:50:22","modified_gmt":"2020-02-17T13:50:22","slug":"special-european-council-20-february-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cde.ual.es\/en\/special-european-council-20-february-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Special European Council, 20 February 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Agenda highlights<\/h3>\n

EU heads of state or government will discuss the EU\u2019s long-term budget for 2021-2027 during a special meeting of the European Council on 20 February 2020. In his invitation letter, the President of the European Council said: “The time has come to reach an agreement at our level on the multiannual financial framework.”<\/p>\n

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I am convinced that with common sense and determination we can strike a deal that will benefit all Europeans. To achieve this, all sides will need to demonstrate a spirit of compromise.<\/p>\n

Charles Michel, President of the European Council<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

Ahead of the summit, President Michel had individual talks with all 27 leaders of the member states on the EU’s next long-term budget.<\/p>\n

“This week was full of intense meetings on a #EUBudget that works for all 440 million Europeans”, tweeted Charles Michel on Friday, 7 February.<\/p>\n

On the basis of these consultations, President Michel presented\u00a0a proposal on the overall size of the budget and how it is allocated<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Programme<\/h3>\n
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