EMM News Explorer: European Council

Orbán [said:]: The Visegrad Four (V4) countries are preparing a (text), and we will submit this … as a joint V4 proposal to the European Council, this will be an important moment in the life of these four countries.

paneuropeannetworks 16-SEP-16

Orban [-said]: The V4 countries are preparing a (text), and we will submit this ... as a joint Visegrad Four proposal to the European Council, this will be an important moment in the life of these four countries,

news 16-SEP-16

Kenny [said:]: Let me tell you that around the European Council table, that is an issue that will not be given in on.

theirishworld 14-SEP-16

Kenny [-said]: Let me tell you that around the European Council table, that is an issue that will not be given in on,

timesofmalta 12-SEP-16

Tusk [-said]: >European Union as soon as possible, European Council President Donald Tusk said on Thursday, adding weight to calls for Prime Minister Theresa May to get on with the formal divorce procedure. In London, Tusk met May for their first head-to-head meeting since Britain voted to leave the bloc in a referendum on June 23 which led to the resignation of her predecessor David Cameron. Tusk and May are keen to discuss what steps might be taken over the next few months. May has said Britain will not trigger Article

pulse 08-SEP-16

Fico [ said]: I originally expected that there would be an ordinary summit in Bratislava in September, but on seeing such lively diplomatic activity preceding the informal European Council meeting in Bratislava, I began to sense a huge amount of respect for the summit,

spectator 29-AUG-16

Zeman [-said]: The sanctions show our helplessness. If politicians want to support our agricultural [sector], the Czech Republic should express its position, which has been indecisive so far, in a clear way in the European Council, joining the countries that support the sanctions’ removal,

rt 27-AUG-16

Manuel Marín [ explains]: The European Council of Stuttgart in 1983 was decisive,

elpais 22-JUL-16

Slutsky [-said]: It’s an important situation to convince the European Council to cancel at last the unreasonable sanctions, which are contrary to the very nature of parliamentarism,

itartass_en 04-JUL-16

Juncker [-said]: So I had to choose between the letter of the President of the European Council inviting me, and the Bild Zeitung . I chose the one of the President of the European Union,

euractiv 03-JUL-16

Phil Hogan [ said]: This is going to create some additional difficulties for Ireland, in a political sense, around the table of the European Council and various ministries,

irishexaminer 02-JUL-16

Tusk [-said]: It is up to the British government to notify the European Council of the UK's intentions to withdraw from the EU,

china.org.cn 30-JUN-16

Sobotka [-said]: The conclusion of the European Council clearly asks Britons to tell then how they want to proceed,

praguemonitor 30-JUN-16

Merkel [-also told]: That means that, and we agree on this point, there will be neither informal nor formal talks on a British exit until the European Council has received the [UK’s] request for an exit from the EU.

openeurope 28-JUN-16

Sobotka [-said]: I would like the Commission to respect more decisions of the European Council,

trust 28-JUN-16

Tusk [-said]: I have no doubt that due to the negative outcome of the UK referendum we will mostly need to devote our European Council to a discussion on its political consequences. It is my intention to ensure that we have sufficient space to debate both with Prime Minister Cameron, and then separately with the 27 Heads of State or Government,

MaltaToday 28-JUN-16

Merkel [-said]: Three cannot decide anything before the European Council,

euractiv 27-JUN-16

Steffen Seibert [said:]: Only when Britain has made the request according to Article 50 will the European Council draw up guidelines in consensus for an exit agreement.

thedailystarBD 27-JUN-16

Iohannis [-said]: Tuesday and Wednesday next week, a European Council meeting will be held that I will be attending. When I return, I will invite all those who attended today’s talks – the prime minister, the governor of the National Bank of Romania and party leaders – to inform them about what was discussed and decided upon in Brussels, so that we agree together on what to do next. To everybody it is clear that Europe, the European Union, has a lot to do. We have to redefine the European design, to improve it, to make

nineoclock 27-JUN-16

Tusk [-said]: I have no doubt that due to the negative outcome of the UK referendum we will mostly need to devote our European Council to a discussion on its political consequences,

mninews 26-JUN-16

Tusk [-said]: I have offered the leaders an informal meeting of the 27 in the margins of the European Council summit,

panarmenian 25-JUN-16

Anastasiades [ said]: I will say let the dialogue in the European Council develop, always keeping in mind the best interests of Europe and of each member state,

famagusta 25-JUN-16

Anastasiades [ said]: I will say let the dialogue in the European Council develop， always keeping in mind the best interests of Europe and of each member state，

sinacom 24-JUN-16

Tusk [ noted]: In order to discuss the details of the proceedings, I have offered the leaders an informal meeting of the 27 in the margins of the European Council summit. And I will also propose we start a wider reflection on the future of our union,

euobserver 24-JUN-16

Macron [-said]: You are in or out... The European Council should give the British an ultimatum about their intentions, and France’s president will be very clear about that,

arabnews 19-JUN-16

Macron [-said]: You are in or out... The European Council should give the British an ultimatum about their intentions, and France's president will be very clear about that,

ahram 18-JUN-16

Tusk [-said]: We have discussed about procedures also for the next European Council (summit) meeting. Because we are still in the consultation process, we have to be discreet,

expatica 16-JUN-16

Ciolos [ said]: There is talk inside the European Council of tackling this subject. We have been seeking solutions. The UK does not want to welcome workers coming from the European Union, but there are such immigrants coming from former British colonies. As a matter of fact, I have told Cameron that a difference should be made, because a Romanian, a Pole or a Bulgarian in this instance is not an immigrant, but a European citizen who goes to work to the UK, the same as a Britton investing in Romania, for instance. And it is

nineoclock 09-JUN-16

Earnest [-said]: meet with the presidents of the European Council and the European Commission to discuss U.S.-E.U. cooperation across a range of shared priorities,

WashingtonPost 07-JUN-16

Fico [-said]: We’re in an optimistic and constructive mood, and as we have excellent partners such as the European Council president and the European Commission president at our disposal I believe we’ll manage it without any complications,

spectator 02-JUN-16

Steinmeier [-told]: The sanctions are there to ensure a political solution. I don't know what the European Council will decide on Russia sanctions,

panarmenian 31-MAY-16

Hoyer [-said]: We will go to the European Council in June with a proposal from our bank where we will outline what we could do to expand financing resources if necessary conditions are met,

aa 24-MAY-16

Anastasiades [-said that]: If you don’t need them, you can say it. I was able to do this at the last European Council, but I couldn’t do it in March 2013, when we were on the brink of collapse and had no choice but to accept a harsh bailout deal.

cyprus 19-MAY-16

Gozi [-said]: Italy and the United Kingdom have long been close allies in Europe in the development of the digital economy, for the fight against unemployment through growth of the digital single market, in view of Great Britain's European Council presidency in the second half of 2017, which we're counting on a lot,

lagazzettadelmezzogiorno 16-MAY-16

Orbán [-said]: I have the authority to vote [against the quota in the European Council]. But regardless of how vocal I am, my word alone is not as powerful as that of ten million Hungarians,

budapestbeacon 09-MAY-16

Martin Schulz [ said]: We have a lot of salesmen in the European Council and only a few statesmen,

euractiv 06-MAY-16

Daul [ stated]: I understand that my previous statement regarding Visa Liberalization caused different reactions. My statement was made sincerely, as the European Council and European Parliament still have to decisions to make with regards to granting Georgia visa-free travel or not,

messenger 07-APR-16

Poroshenko [-said]: Agreements have been reached [during a visit to Brussels] for the European Council and the European Parliament in April to submit legislative initiatives on granting Ukraine a visa-free regime with EU countries from the middle of this year,

interfax 18-MAR-16

Sobotka [-said]: It is one of the biggest question marks with which I am arriving at yesterday's negotiations of the European Council,

praguemonitor 18-MAR-16

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