Press Release: 30th EU-Russia Summit, Brussels, 20-21 December 2012

The European Union and the Russian Federation hold their 30th bilateral summit on Thursday 20 and Friday 21 December 2012 in Brussels. The EU is represented at the summit by President of the European Council Herman Van Rompuy and President of the European Commission José Manuel Barroso. Catherine Ashton, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice President of the Commission, along with European Commissioners Günther Oettinger (Energy) and Karel De Gucht (Trade), will also take part. Russia will be represented by President Vladimir Putin, accompanied by Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, Minister for Energy Alexander Novak and Minister for the Economy Andrei Belousov.