General Affairs Council, 18 October 2022

Summary:

A meeting of the General Affairs Council (GAC) was held on 20 September 2022. The agenda included the following items:

• Exchange of views on the draft conclusions of the forthcoming European Council meeting;
• Discussion on the follow-up to the Conference on the Future of Europe (CoFoE);
• Discussion on practicalities relating to proposals for Treaty amendments under Article 48(2) TEU from the European Parliament;
• Update on the situation regarding the rule of law in Poland, as part of the Article 7(1) TEU procedure;
• Policy debate on the Parliament's proposal for revision the EU rules governing the EP elections;
• Briefing by the European Commission on its Communication Enforcing EU law for a Europe that delivers.

Official

General Secretariat of the Council: Background Brief for Meeting - General Affairs Council, 18 October 2022 https://www.consilium.europa.eu/media/59610/background-note-gac-18-october_rev.pdf

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