European Council
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| Presidents | Donald Tusk |
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| Locations | Europa building |
| Brussels | |
| Headquarters location | Brussels, Belgium |
| Founded | 2009 |
| Type of business | Institution of the European Union |
| Formation | 1961 (informally); 2009 (formally) |
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| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 962520 |
About European Council
The European Council is a collective body that defines the European Union's overall political direction and priorities. It comprises the heads of state or government of the EU member states, along with the President of the European Council and the President of the European Commission.
How Hamas built a force to attack Israel on 7 October
... Hugh Lovatt, a Middle East analyst at the European Council on Foreign Relations, said Israel would have been aware of the joint training drills but " reached the wrong conclusion" assessing they amounted to the " standard" activity of paramilitary groups in the Palestinian territories, rather than being " indicative of a looming large-scale attack"...
Yahya Sinwar: Who is the Hamas leader?
... Hugh Lovatt, senior policy fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR), believes Deif was the brains behind the planning of the 7 October attack because it was a military operation, but Sinwar " would likely have been part of the group that planned and influenced it"...
Poland's Tusk-led pro-EU opposition signs deal and waits to govern
... They said they would nominate KO leader and former European Council chief Donald Tusk as candidate for prime minister...
Israel Gaza: EU leaders set to back humanitarian pauses
... European Council President Charles Michel says and the leaders are keen to facilitate access to food, water, medical care, fuel and shelter...
Poland election: Women and youth force PiS from power
... Donald Tusk, a former president of the European Council, is expected to bring more constructive relations...
Polish elections: When are they and why is Europe watching closely?
... A former prime minister of Poland from 2007-14, he later became president of the European Council...
Ukraine dam: Thousands flee floods after dam collapse near Nova Kakhovka
... " The head of Nato, Jens Stoltenberg, said the destruction of the dam demonstrated once again the brutality of Russia s war in Ukraine, while Charles Michel, the president of the European Council, said he was " shocked by the unprecedented attack"...
Poland protest: Hundreds of thousands demand change in Warsaw
... Donald Tusk, a former head of the European Council, also welcomed supporters during the " record" march...
Week in pictures: 12 - 18. October 2019
A selection of striking news photos from around The World This Week .
A woman covers her face by a road, in the vicinity of the Syrian-Kurdish town of Ras al-Ain, on The Border with Turkey. Behind her, tires-fires were lit to reduce the visibility for the Turkish fighter planes. The Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan moved against the Kurdish forces, according to President Donald Trump announced that he was pulling U.S. troops out of the Syrian border region. Children playing in a grove of olive trees outside the Moria refugee camp in Mytilini, Greece. The camp was built in Moria, for the 3000 people, but now contains much more and has expanded into the neighboring olive groves. The people celebrate, as you can see, Eliud Kipchoge a marathon, run for the woods on a screen in the Karura in Nairobi. The Kenyans Kipchoge, who is the World Record holder, was running the First Person , the marathon in under two hours in Vienna, Austria. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge visit a settlement of the Kalash People in Chitral, Pakistan, during a Royal tour of the country. Advanced Space Suit Engineer Kristine Davis is wearing the xEMU prototype space suit, during his presentation at Nasa headquarters in Washington. Intended for moon-walking, space-suit is designed for greater mobility, and to be comfortable for both genders, in all sizes. A garbage collector-transport-plastic scrap for recycling in The Suburbs of Hanoi, Vietnam, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Jean-Claude Juncker, President of the European Commission , shake hands before the summit meeting of the European Council in Brussels. Queen Elizabeth Ii and Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, at The State opening of Parliament in The Palace of Westminster in London. To admire members of The Public , an illuminated art installation with the title Gaia by Luke Jerram, the Blackpool Tower ballroom, as a part of the light pool Festival of Visual Arts.photography
Source of news: bbc.com
