Meet our new acting Deputy Permanent Representative ⁦Lucie Šestáková⁩!

This is how she smiles on her (not) first day at work!

#COREPERI

💝 Sweet hugs and lots of love from #CoreperI today (& for all other days of the year) 🥰.

And remember: #LoveIsLove , just #BeEU 🏳️‍🌈!

🕯️ This morning, we paid tribute to former European Commission President Jacques Delors with a minute of silence at the beginning of the first #CoreperI meeting under the Belgian Presidency Belgian Presidency of the Council of the EU 2024 🇧🇪🇪🇺.

Permanent Representative Marcos Alonso and Deputy Permanent Representative Raul Fuentes Milani hand over the presidency of #COREPERI I and #COREPERI to Willem van de Voorde and Pierre Cartuyvels.

Good luck @BelgiumEU!

#EU2023ES 🤝 #EU2024BE

Thank you to @sweden2023eu for the great #COREPERI trip to #Sweden ! 👌

This week's agenda for #COREPERI and #COREPERI I.

#EU2024BE

Nice touch from Belgian Presidency of the Council of the EU 2024 team for #COREPERI #ValentinesDay meeting ♥️

✅ Preparations are on the right track for the 🇪🇦🇧🇪🇭🇺 Trio Presidency. We were delighted to welcome our #COREPERI colleagues from #Spain & #Belgium for a working lunch at our Perm. Rep.

The Belgian Presidency Belgian Presidency of the Council of the EU 2024 has just presented a last minute compromise for #coreperI on the #LaHulpe Declaration.

Contains some minor softening tweaks.

But, still no wording on the need to give “space” for social dialogue.

#SocialEurope #Eu2024BE

One from the archive for today’s #InternationalWomensDay . Remembering, in 2018, the fight to secure Votes for Women in the UK. Love today to female diplomats everywhere, but especially, and forever, to the #Coremer of #COREPERI

🚚 We did it ☺️!

This morning we closed a provisional agreement on Heavy Duty Vehicles ( #HDV ) at the first #CoreperI trilogue under the Belgian Presidency
Belgian Presidency of the Council of the EU 2024 🇪🇺🇧🇪.

I thank all the colleagues for their collaborative spirit!

This week's agenda for #COREPERI and #COREPERI I.

📅 This week's agenda for #COREPERI , #COREPERI I and #TRIOLOGUES

#COREPERI | Ambassadors have agreed on a negotiating mandate on the critical raw materials act.

The regulation establishes a framework to ensure the supply of raw materials that are critical for our economy, and in particular for the green and digital transitions.

#EU2023SE

Revised #LaHulpe Declaration: Softer edges, more competitive jargon & a sprinkle of disclaimers.

Is this a compromise or just watering down the essence?

#CoreperI showdown on Wed., in view of #ECOFIN April 12, will reveal if substance is sacrificed for approval.

#EU2024BE

Please Emmanuel Macron stay true to the #ParisAgreement on Wednesday 8 November when 🇫🇷 votes at EU Council on EU's commitment to slashing emissions to protect health and the climate #COREPERI #AirQuality #CleanAirEU #AAQD #COP28UAE << Please follow EEB and health NGO…

🎉 #COREPERI today confirmed the provisional agreement on a more ambitious emissions trading system and a new social climate fund. 🇪🇺 European emissions trading will be extended to buildings 🏚️🏢 and transport 🚙🚚. #FitFor55 Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Klimaschutz Sven Giegold Bundesumweltministerium

Today welcoming the 🇪🇺European Diplomatic Academy at the 🇧🇪 Permanent Representation today with the Director of the programme and Rector of the College of Europe Federica Mogherini

Amb. Pierre Cartuyvels introduces the group to the specificities of the Belgian federal state and the work of #COREPERI

Last #COREPERI with the amazing 🇦🇹dreamteam GregorSchusterschitz & Verena Seiser. Thank you for all the great work, joy and laughter! ❤️

After the concerning outcome of today's voting on #Pesticides #SUR , @eu2023es #COREPERI brought some good news to our day!

#RestoreNature