Alternate Foreign Minister Mariliza Xenogiannakopoulou will be in Poland on Thursday and Friday, 28 and 29 July, to take part in the Informal General Affairs Council being held in the city of Sopot.
The meeting will include a European Commission presentation of, and an initial exchange of views on, the new post-2013 EU financial framework (Community Budget, Cohesion Policy, Common Agricultural Policy, amount and terms of funding for Community Policies).
This meeting will essentially mark the beginning of the process of negotiations on the new financial framework, which is to be completed by the end of 2012.
July 27, 2011