General Affairs Council, 21 May 2019

Summary:

A meeting of the General Affairs Council was held on 21 May 2019. The agenda includes the following items:

• Preparations for the forthcoming European Council meeting;
• Discussion on the external action aspects of the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) for 2021-2027;
• Adoption of two Decisions concerning the composition of the Committee of the Regions (CoR) and the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC);
• Adoption of conclusions on the implementation of EU macro-regional strategies, in response to a Report published by the European Commission;
• Adoption of proposed Directive setting further restrictions on certain single-use plastic products;
• Adoption of proposed Regulation relating to fertilisers.

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