General Affairs Council, 19 March 2019

Summary:

A meeting of the General Affairs Council was held on 19 March 2019. The agenda includes the following items:

• Policy debate on the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) for 2021-2027;
• Presentation of a Presidency report on the progress achieved in the MFF-related negotiations for the sectoral proposals;
• Adoption of partial general approach on proposed Regulation establishing the instrument for pre-accession assistance (IPA III), in the framework of the MFF 2021-2027 negotiations;
• Discussion of the draft conclusions for the forthcoming European Council meeting;
• Discussion on a Presidency report summarising the contributions of the Council of the European Union regarding the 2019 European Semester package;
• Adoption of a set of legislative initiatives in the framework of the contingency preparations for a 'no-deal' Brexit;
• Adoption of proposed rules aimed at preventing political parties from misusing personal data in European Parliament elections.