European Council President Charles Michel. - Bloomberg
BRUSSELS (China Daily/ANN): European Union leaders pledged on Tuesday (Jan 5) to push forward with the ratification of the China-EU Comprehensive Agreement on Investment, or CAI, as Portugal takes over from Germany with the presidency of the Council of the European Union in the first six months of 2021.
China and the EU concluded their negotiations in principle for the investment deal on Dec 30 after seven years of negotiations.
European Council President Charles Michel, who appeared in a news conference in Lisbon on Tuesday with Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa, said the EU s strategic autonomy doesn t mean the bloc is turning inward; rather, it is pursuing an open economy.
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Portugal To Focus On Vaccination, Economic And Social Recovery During Its EU Presidency
Antonio Costa said that priorities during the country s presidency of the Council of the EU would be the success of the vaccination against COVID-19
Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa on Friday said that Portugal s European Union (EU) presidency priorities will be focussed on the success of the vaccination against COVID-19 infection and on economic and social recovery of Europe . While stating that the Portuguese presidency for the EU begins on Friday, Antonio Costa said that for the next 6 months Portugal will be at the helm of the EU. Pointing towards the motto of the Portuguese presidency- Time to deliver: a fair, green and digital recovery , the Prime Minister said, we have 3 fundamental priorities.
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