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Nato summit:
The NATO summit
will be held on December 3 and 4 at the Grove Hotel in Watford, just outside
London:
13:30
group meeting -
Arrivals (inclusive format)
The full list of NATO
members is: Albania, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Czech Republic,
Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia,
Lithuania, Luxembourg, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal,
Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Turkey, the United Kingdom and the
United States
NATO Secretary General
Jens Stoltenberg cited increased spending commitments on defence by European
allies and Canada, saying: "NATO is the most successful alliance in history
because we've changed as the world has changed."
On Tuesday, he said those
nations had added $130bn (£100bn) to defence budgets since 2016, and that
this number would increase to $400bn by 2024
What's the background to
the tensions?
Nato,
the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, started out in 1949 with just 12
countries as members but having now expanded to a bloc of 29, it is
increasingly difficult for the alliance to project a united front.
Nato
estimates for 2019 show there are now eight countries - in addition to the
US - meeting the target agreed by all members to spend 2% or more of their
gross domestic product (GDP, a measure of economic output) on defence.
EU
Finance ministers of the eurozone meet on 4 December 2019, in Brussels. In
regular format, the Eurogroup discusses the 4th enhanced surveillance report
on Greece, post-programme surveillance reports for Cyprus and Spain,
eurozone budgetary prospects and the Eurogroup work programme for the first
semester 2020. In inclusive format, the Eurogroup prepares a report for the
Euro Summit that will take place on 13 December.
All upcoming
entries
Expected time of
publication:
17:30
Eurogroup meeting
- Arrivals (inclusive format)
18:00
Eurogroup meeting
- Roundtable (inclusive format)
unknown
Eurogroup meeting
- Press conference
Expected time of
publication:
09:30
President Michel
meets Presidents of EC, ECB and Eurogroup - Roundtable
10:00
ECOFIN Council -
All arrivals and doorsteps
10:30
ECOFIN Council -
Roundtable
15:00
President Michel
meets European Commissioner Hahn - Roundtable
15:30
ECOFIN Council -
Press conference
18:45
President Michel
meets European Commissioner Timmermans - Roundtable
Expected time of
publication:
10:30
Foreign Affairs
Council - All arrivals and doorsteps
10:30
Employment, Social
Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council (Health) - All arrivals and
doorsteps
11:00
Foreign Affairs
Council - Roundtable
11:00
Employment, Social
Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council (Health) - Roundtable
unknown
Foreign Affairs
Council - Press conference
unknown
Employment, Social
Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council (Health) - Press conference
unknown
EU-Kyrgyz Republic
Cooperation Council - Details to follow
Expected time of
publication:
10:30
General Affairs
Council - All arrivals and doorsteps
10:30
Employment, Social
Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council (Employment, Social Policy) -
All arrivals and doorsteps
11:00
General Affairs
Council - Roundtable
11:00
Employment, Social
Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council (Employment, Social Policy) -
Roundtable
18:00
Employment, Social
Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council (Employment, Social Policy) -
Press conference
19:00
General Affairs
Council - Press conference
unknown
EU-Tajikistan
Cooperation Council - Details to follow
Expected time of
publication:
15:30
European Council -
All arrivals and doorsteps
16:00
European Council -
Roundtable
16:30
European Council -
Press conference EP President
unknown
European Council -
Press conference - TBC
unknown
European Council -
All national briefings
unknown
European Council -
All departures and doorsteps
Expected time of
publication:
10:30
European Council -
All arrivals and doorsteps
11:00
European Council -
Roundtable (Euro Summit)
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