Prime Minister Orpo to attend March European Council and Euro Summit

Prime Minister Petteri Orpo will attend the European Council meeting and Euro Summit on Thursday 20 and Friday 21 March in Brussels.

Topics on the agenda for the March European Council include Ukraine, European defence, competitiveness, the Middle East, the next multiannual financial framework (MFF) and new own resources, migration, oceans and multilateralism. UN Secretary-General António Guterres  will join the Council for a working lunch. The EU leaders will also exchange views with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

“It is important to continue the work we started at the last summit. We need more concrete action to support Ukraine and develop European defence. Our discussions on defence will be guided by the Commission’s White Paper on the Future of European Defence,” said Prime Minister Orpo.

More information on Finland’s positions for the European Council meeting will be provided in the Ministerial Committee on European Union Affairs press release on 19 March.

Inquiries: Juuso Kilpinen, Special Adviser for EU Affairs, tel. +358 295 160 444, Marja Koskela, Diplomatic Adviser, tel. +358 295 160 978 and Anne Sjöholm, Head of Communications for EU and International Affairs, tel. +358 40 537 0733, Prime Minister’s Office