Prime Minister Sipilä to attend meeting of European Council

Prime Minister Juha Sipilä will participate in the European Council meeting in Brussels on 20–21 October. The main themes of the meeting will be migration, trade policy and external relations.

In Brussels, Prime Minister Sipilä will also attend the signing ceremony of an agreement concerning the EU's investment in the Balticconector gas pipeline. The EU has allocated EUR 187.5 million to the project.

Inquiries: Kare Halonen, State Secretary, EU Affairs, tel. +358 295 160 319, Jari Haapiainen, Special Adviser (EU Affairs), tel. +358 295 160 406 and Anne Sjöholm, Head of Communications for EU Affairs, tel. +358 40 537 0733, Prime Minister’s Office