EPP General Affairs Ministers met online this morning, co-chaired by Inês DOMINGOS, Secretary of State for European Affairs of Portugal, and Jessica ROSENCRANTZ, Minister for EU Affairs of Sweden, to prepare for the upcoming General Affairs Council (GAC) meeting on 22 September. The ministers welcomed Tamara WEINGERL POZAR, State Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs from Slovenia and Tasos CHATZIVASILIOU, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs from Greece, who joined the EPP meeting for the first time. During the session, Ministers discussed the preparations for the upcoming European Council and exchanged views on several key points. EPP Vice-President and MFF Co-Rapporteur Siegfried MURESAN explained the EPP priorities for the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) 2028–2034. The Omnibus simplification packages, and the state of the rule of law in candidate countries were also high on the agenda. EPP General Affairs Ministers were joined by Maida GORČEVIĆ, Minister of European Affairs of Montenegro, who provided the participants with insights into the rule of law reforms underway in the EU candidate country.


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