General Affairs Council, 25 January 2022

Summary:

A meeting of the General Affairs Council (GAC) was held on 25 January 2022. The agenda included the following items:

• Presentation by the French Council Presidency on its priorities in relevant fields;
• Policy debate on the legislative package tabled by the European Commission concerning election integrity and democratic debate;
• Briefing on the state of play of the Conference on the Future of Europe, including the latest developments and the outlook;
• Exchange of views on the health situation concerning the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, the measures taken at national level and coordination at EU level;
• Adoption of revised Recommendation on travel within the European Union (EU);
• Discussion on the relations between the EU and the United Kingdom (UK).

Official

General Secretariat of the Council: Background Brief for the Meeting - General Affairs Council, 25 January 2022 https://www.consilium.europa.eu/media/53996/gac-background-note-en-final-version_2.pdf

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