Foreign Affairs Council, 7 December 2020

Summary:

A meeting of the Foreign Affairs Council (FAC) was held on 7 December 2020. The agenda included the following items:

• Adoption of a Decision establishing a Global Human Rights sanctions regime;
• Briefing on the latest legislative elections held in Venezuela;
• Briefing on the situation in Georgia;
• Update on the latest developments surrounding Turkey;
• Review of the situation in Belarus;
• Discussion on the situation in Ethiopia;
• Discussion on how to reinvigorate the strategic partnership with the United States of America (USA) and engage with its forthcoming administration;
• Adoption of conclusions on EU-US relations;
• Exchange of views on how to enhance and operationalise the EU's strategic autonomy from a foreign and security policy perspective;
• Review on the implementation of the National Security Law imposed on Hog Kong;
• Adoption of conclusions on Lebanon;
• Adoption of conclusions on the Civilian CSDP Compact 2021;
• Adoption of conclusions on EU Peace Mediation.

• Primary Source

Official

General Secretariat of the Council: Background Brief for Foreign Affairs Council, 7 December 2020 https://www.consilium.europa.eu/media/47144/background-note-fac-final_en.pdf

General Secretariat of the Council: Outcome of Council meeting - Foreign Affairs Council, 7 December 2020 https://data.consilium.europa.eu/doc/document/ST-13737-2020-INIT/en/pdf

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