EU General Affairs Council Conclusions

PRESS RELEASE: 2686th Council Meeting, General Affairs and External Relations, General Affairs Council Conclusions (Provisional), Brussels

Main Results of the Council

The Council debated future financing of the EU budget for the first time since June, examining three main issues - the structure of spending, modernising the budget and EU own resources - on which further work will be necessary for an agreement to be reached by the the European Council at its meeting on 15 and 16 December.

CONTENTS: ITEMS DEBATED

HAMPTON COURT SUMMIT - FOLLOW-UP

EU BUDGETARY FRAMEWORK FOR 2007-13

AVIAN INFLUENZA - Council conclusions

OTHER ITEMS APPROVED

COMMON FOREIGN AND SECURITY POLICY

- Moldova - EU special representative - Amended mandate

- EU strategy to combat trafficking of small arms

- Cambodia - Small arms and light weapons

- EU support for international peace and security - Council conclusions

- Northern Uganda - Council conclusions

- Afghanistan - New partnership

TRADE POLICY

- Saudi Arabia - Accession to the World Trade Organisation

ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL AFFAIRS

- Storm in northern Europe - Assistance from the EU solidarity fund

EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREA

- Cooperation in specific fields - Safer use of the internet

JUSTICE AND HOME AFFAIRS

- Europol/Canada - Cooperation agreement

- Albania - Readmission of persons residing without authorisation

- Ukraine - Visa facilitation agreement

- Schengen - Communication infrastructure

- Regional protection programmes - Council conclusions

GENERAL AFFAIRS

- Proceedings in the Council's different configurations

INSTITUTIONAL AFFAIRS

- Additional languages used within the Council - Administrative arrangement with Spain

TRANSPARENCY

- Public access to documents

See the complete General Affairs Council Conclusions for detailed information.

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• Preparation of EU Council, 15-16 December - Speech by EU Commission President Barroso  (14/12/2005)
• EU External Relations Council Conclusions (7/11/2005)
• EU Council Conclusions - Avian and Pandemic Influenza (7/11/2005)
• EU Council Conclusions - Northern Uganda (7/11/2005)
• EU Commissioner Mandelson's Remarks to General Affairs and External Relations Council (7/11/2005)