Press releases and statements

• 28 August 2014

  • Invitation letter by President Herman Van Rompuy to the special meeting of the European Council 00:00
  • Background note on the special meeting of the European Council - Saturday, 30 August in Brussels 00:00

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• 20 August 2014

  • Declaration on behalf of the European Union on the alignment of certain third countries with Council Implementing Decision 2014/487/CFSP implementing Decision 2011/137/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Libya 00:00

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  • Declaration on behalf of the European Union on the alignment of certain third countries with Council Decision 2014/488/CFSP implementing Decision 2013/255/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Syria 00:00

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  • Declaration on behalf of the European Union on the alignment of certain third countries with Council Decision 2014/455/CFSP, Council Decision 2014/475/CFSP, Council Decision 2014/499/CFSP and Council Decision 2014/508/CFSP amending Council Decision 2014/145/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine 00:00

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  • Declaration on behalf of the European Union on the alignment of certain third countries with the Council Implementing Decision 2014/439/CFSP implementing Council Decision 2012/642/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against Belarus 00:00

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  • Declaration on behalf of the European Union on the alignment of certain third countries with the Council Decision 2014/386/CFSP concerning restrictions on goods originating in Crimea or Sevastopol, in response to the illegal annexation of Crimea and Sevastopol and Council Decision 2014/507/CFSP amending Council Decision 2014/386/CFSP 00:00

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  • Special meeting of the European Council, 30 August 2014 - Brussels, Justus Lipsius building - LAST-MINUTE ACCREDITATION 00:00

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• 15 August 2014

  • Press release - 3332nd FOREIGN AFFAIRS Council meeting - Brussels, 15 August 2014 00:00

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  • Council conclusions on the Ebola crisis in West Africa 00:00

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  • Council conclusions on Ukraine 00:00

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  • Council conclusions on the Middle East (Gaza) 00:00

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  • Council conclusions on Libya 00:00

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  • Council conclusions on Iraq 00:00

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• 13 August 2014

  • Press information on the Extraordinary Foreign Affairs Council meeting - Brussels, 15 August 2014 00:00

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• 11 August 2014

  • Joint statement by the President of the European Council, Herman Van Rompuy, and the President of the European Commission, José Manuel Barroso in the name of the European Union on the elections in Turkey 00:00

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• 6 August 2014

  • Declaration on behalf of the European Union on the alignment of certain third countries with the Council Decision 2014/449/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in South Sudan 00:00

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• 3 August 2014

  • Joint statement by the President of the European Council, Herman Van Rompuy, and the President of the European Commission, José Manuel Barroso in the name of the European Union on the situation in Gaza 00:00

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• 31 July 2014

  • Adoption of agreed restrictive measures in view of Russia's role in Eastern Ukraine 00:00

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• 30 July 2014

  • Adoption of agreed EU restrictive measures over Crimea and Eastern Ukraine 00:00

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