List of European Council meetings
This is a list of European Councils; the meetings of the European Council, an institution of the European Union (EU) comprising heads of state or government of EU member states. As of 2010 they take place at least four times a year and usually for a single day (although previously meetings took two or more days).[1]
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[edit] 1975–2009
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1 | 1975 | 10–11 March | ― | Ireland | Liam Cosgrave | Dublin |
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2 | 16–17 July | ― | Italy | Aldo Moro | Brussels |
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3 | 1–2 December | ― | Rome |
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4 | 1976 | 1–2 April | ― | Luxembourg | Gaston Thorn | Luxembourg |
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5 | 12–13 July | ― | Netherlands | Joop den Uyl | Brussels |
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6 | 29–30 November | ― | The Hague |
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7 | 1977 | 25–27 March | ― | United Kingdom | James Callaghan | Rome |
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8 | 29–30 June | ― | London |
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9 | 5–6 December | ― | Belgium | Leo Tindemans | Brussels |
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10 | 1978 | 7–8 April | ― | Denmark | Anker Jørgensen | Copenhagen |
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11 | 6–7 July | ― | Germany | Helmut Schmidt | Bremen |
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12 | 4–5 December | ― | Brussels |
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13 | 1979 | 12–13 March | ― | France | Valéry Giscard d'Estaing | Paris |
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14 | 21–22 June | ― | Strasbourg |
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15 | 29–30 November | ― | Ireland | Jack Lynch | Dublin |
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16 | 1980 | 17–18 April | ― | Italy | Francesco Cossiga | Luxembourg |
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17 | 12–13 June | ― | Venice |
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18 | 1–2 December | ― | Luxembourg | Pierre Werner | Luxembourg |
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19 | 1981 | 23–24 March | ― | Netherlands | Dries van Agt | Maastricht |
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20 | 29–30 June | ― | Luxembourg |
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21 | 26–27 November | ― | United Kingdom | Margaret Thatcher | London |
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22 | 1982 | 29–30 March | ― | Belgium | Wilfried Martens | Brussels |
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23 | 28–29 June | ― | Brussels |
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24 | 3–4 December | ― | Denmark | Poul Schlüter | Copenhagen |
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25 | 1983 | 21–22 March | ― | Germany | Helmut Kohl | Brussels |
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26 | 17–19 June | ― | Stuttgart |
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27 | 4–6 December | ― | Greece | Andreas Papandreou | Athens |
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28 | 1984 | 19–20 March | ― | France | François Mitterrand | Brussels |
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29 | 25–26 June | ― | Fontainebleau |
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30 | 3–4 December | ― | Ireland | Garret FitzGerald | Dublin |
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31 | 1985 | 29–30 March | ― | Italy | Bettino Craxi | Brussels |
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32 | 28–29 June | ― | Milan |
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33 | 2–3 December | ― | Luxembourg | Jacques Santer | Luxembourg |
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34 | 1986 | 26–27 June | ― | Netherlands | Ruud Lubbers | The Hague |
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35 | 5–6 December | ― | United Kingdom | Margaret Thatcher | London |
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36 | 1987 | 29–30 June | ― | Belgium | Wilfried Martens | Brussels |
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37 | 4–5 December | ― | Denmark | Poul Schlüter | Copenhagen |
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38 | 1988 | 11–13 February | ― | Germany | Helmut Kohl | Brussels |
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39 | 27–28 June | ― | Hanover |
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40 | 2–3 December | ― | Greece | Andreas Papandreou | Rhodes |
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41 | 1989 | 26–27 June | ― | Spain | Felipe González | Madrid |
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42 | 18 November | Informal | France | François Mitterrand | Paris |
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43 | 8–9 December | ― | Strasbourg |
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44 | 1990 | 28 April | Extraordinary | Ireland | Charles Haughey | Dublin |
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45 | 25–26 June | ― | Dublin |
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46 | 27–28 October | ― | Italy | Giulio Andreotti | Rome |
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47 | 14–15 December | ― | Rome |
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48 | 1991 | 8 April | Informal | Luxembourg | Jacques Santer | Luxembourg |
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49 | 28–29 June | ― | Luxembourg |
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50 | 9–10 December | ― | Netherlands | Ruud Lubbers | Maastricht |
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51 | 1992 | 27 June | ― | Portugal | Aníbal Cavaco Silva | Lisbon |
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52 | 16 October | ― | United Kingdom | John Major | Birmingham |
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53 | 11–12 December | ― | Edinburgh |
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54 | 1993 | 21–22 June | ― | Denmark | Poul Nyrup Rasmussen | Copenhagen |
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55 | 29 October | ― | Belgium | Jean-Luc Dehaene | Brussels |
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56 | 10–11 December | ― | Brussels |
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57 | 1994 | 24–25 June | ― | Greece | Andreas Papandreou | Corfu |
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58 | 15 July | ― | Germany | Helmut Kohl | Brussels |
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59 | 9–10 December | ― | Essen |
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60 | 1995 | 26–27 June | ― | France | Jacques Chirac | Cannes |
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61 | 22–23 October | Extraordinary | Spain | Felipe González | Majorca |
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62 | 15–16 December | ― | Madrid |
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63 | 1996 | 29–30 March | ― | Italy | Lamberto Dini | Turin |
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64 | 21–22 June | ― | Romano Prodi | Florence |
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65 | 5 October | Extraordinary | Ireland | John Bruton | Dublin |
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66 | 13–14 December | ― | Dublin |
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67 | 1997 | 23 May | Informal | Netherlands | Wim Kok | Noordwijk |
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68 | 16–17 June | ― | Amsterdam |
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69 | 20–21 November | Extraordinary | Luxembourg | Jean-Claude Juncker | Luxembourg |
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70 | 12–13 December | ― | Luxembourg |
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71 | 1998 | 3 May | ― | United Kingdom | Tony Blair | Brussels |
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72 | 15–16 June | ― | Cardiff |
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73 | 24–25 October | Informal | Austria | Viktor Klima | Pörtschach |
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74 | 11–12 December | ― | Vienna |
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75 | 1999 | 26 February March | Informal | Germany | Gerhard Schröder | Königswinter |
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76 | 25–26 March | ― | Berlin |
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77 | 14 April | Informal | Brussels |
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78 | 3–4 June | ― | Cologne |
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79 | 15–16 October | ― | Finland | Paavo Lipponen | Tampere |
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80 | 10–11 December | ― | Helsinki |
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81 | 2000 | 23–24 March | ― | Portugal | António Guterres | Lisbon |
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82 | 19–20 June | ― | Santa Maria da Feira |
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83 | 13–14 October | Informal | France | Jacques Chirac | Biarritz |
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84 | 7–9 December | ― | Nice |
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85 | 2001 | 23–24 March | ― | Sweden | Göran Persson | Stockholm |
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86 | 15–16 June | ― | Gothenburg |
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87 | 21 September | Informal | Belgium | Guy Verhofstadt | Brussels |
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88 | 19 October | Informal | Ghent |
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89 | 14–15 December | ― | Laken |
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90 | 2002 | 15–16 March | ― | Spain | José María Aznar López | Barcelona |
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91 | 21–22 June | ― | Seville |
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92 | 24–25 October | ― | Denmark | Anders Fogh Rasmussen | Brussels |
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93 | 12–13 December | ― | Copenhagen |
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94 | 2003 | 17 February | Extraordinary | Greece | Costas Simitis | Brussels |
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95 | 20–21 March | ― | Brussels |
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96 | 16–17 April | Informal | Athens |
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97 | 20 June | ― | Thessaloniki |
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98 | 4 October | Extraordinary | Italy | Silvio Berlusconi | Rome |
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99 | 16–17 October | ― | Brussels |
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100 | 12–13 December | ― | Brussels |
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101 | 2004 | 25–26 March | ― | Ireland | Bertie Ahern | Brussels |
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102 | 17–18 June | ― | Brussels |
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103 | 4–5 November | ― | Netherlands | Jan Peter Balkenende | Brussels |
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104 | 16–17 December | ― | Brussels |
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105 | 2005 | 22–23 March | ― | Luxembourg | Jean-Claude Juncker | Brussels |
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106 | 16–17 June | ― | Brussels |
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107 | 27 October | Informal | United Kingdom | Tony Blair | Hampton Court |
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108 | 15–16 December | ― | Brussels |
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109 | 2006 | 23–24 March | ― | Austria | Wolfgang Schüssel | Brussels |
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110 | 15–16 June | ― | Brussels |
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111 | 20 October | Informal | Finland | Matti Vanhanen | Lahti |
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112 | 14–15 December | ― | Brussels |
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113 | 2007 | 8–9 March | ― | Germany | Angela Merkel | Brussels |
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114 | 21–22 June | ― | Brussels |
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115 | 18–19 October | Informal | Portugal | José Sócrates | Lisbon |
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116 | 14 December | ― | Brussels |
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117 | 2008 | 13–14 March | ― | Slovenia | Janez Janša | Brussels |
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118 | 19–20 June | ― | Brussels |
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119 | 13–14 July | ― | France | Bernard Kouchner | Brussels |
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120 | 1 September | Extraordinary | Brussels |
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121 | 22–23 October | ― | Brussels |
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122 | 7 November | Extraordinary | Brussels |
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123 | 2009 | 1 March | Extraordinary | Czech Republic | Karel Schwarzenberg | Brussels |
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124 | 19–20 March | ― | Brussels |
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125 | 5 April | ― | Jan Kohout | Prague |
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126 | 18–19 June | ― | Brussels |
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127 | 17 September | Extraordinary | Sweden | Fredrik Reinfeldt | Brussels |
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128 | 29–30 October | ― | Brussels |
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129 | 19 November | Extraordinary | Brussels |
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130 | 10–11 December | — | Brussels |
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# | Year | Date | Type | President | Location | Conclusion |
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131 | 2010 | 11 February | Informal | Herman Van Rompuy | Solvay Library, Brussels | [64] |
132 | 25–26 March | ― | Justus Lipsius building, Brussels | [65] | ||
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133 | 17 June | ― | Justus Lipsius building, Brussels | [66] |
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[edit] Cologne 1999
The European Council met in Cologne on June 3-4 1999 to consider issues after the Treaty of Amsterdam came into force. Romano Prodi presented his plan for the future Commission's work and reform program. The Council called for an EU Charter of Fundamental Rights.
The Council designated Javier Solana for the post of Secretary-General of the Council of the European Union (with Pierre de Boissieu as his deputy) and High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP). It decided on a common policy on Russia (first use of the CFSP). Adopted the declaration on Kosovo. In relation to the European Security and Defence Policy, a major element of the CFSP, the council declared that the EU "must have the capacity for autonomous action, backed up by credible military forces, the means to decide to use them, and a readiness to do so, in order to respond to international crises without prejudice to actions by NATO." (Declared in St Malo by France and Great Britain)
[edit] Laken 2001
The Laken European Council was held at the royal palace at Laken, Belgium on 14-15 December 2001.
The main matters the Laken European Council dealt with were: new measures in the area of Justice and Home Affairs: the European arrest warrant, a common definition of terrorism, and EUROJUST; the seats of 10 new EU agencies -- after hours of disagreement, the European Council failed to reach an agreement and decided to leave the decision until next year; the impending introduction of Euro cash (the European Council met with the Finance ministers to consider this); the progress of EU enlargement; the adoption of the Laken Declaration on the Future of Europe, establishing the European Convention, to be presided over with former President of France, Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, as President of the Convention, and former Italian Prime Minister Giuliano Amato and former Belgian Prime Minister Jean-Luc Dehaene as Vice-Presidents. The Convention was tasked with drafting the Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe, and would have about 60 members, drawn from national governments, national Parliamentarians, the European Parliament, and the European Commission, and include representatives from the candidate countries. The declaration reviews the progress of European integration over the last fifty years, tracing it back to its origins in the horrors of World War II, and poses a number of questions to be answered by the Convention.[4][5]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Banks, Martin (18 June 2010) Cameron gives 'new style' EU summits thumbs-up, Parliament Magazine
- ^ Informal European Council Lisbon, 18-19 October 2007 Presidency Press Release
- ^ Russian threats loom over historic EU summit
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- ^ Press Releases, Council of the European Union
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