Brussels, 16 February 2023
From 17 to 19 February, President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen; Executive Vice-Presidents Frans Timmermans and Valdis Dombrovskis; High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell; Vice-Presidents Dubravka Šuica and Margaritis Schinas; and Commissioners Johannes Hahn, Ylva Johansson, Jutta Urpilainen will participate in the 2023 Munich Security Conference.
Close to one year after Russia launched its war of aggression against Ukraine, the Conference is an opportunity to discuss how to continue supporting Ukraine defend its country and the rules-based international order, address the global consequences of the war, and tackle global and regional security challenges.
On Friday, Executive Vice-President Dombrovskis will attend the panel discussion ‘The Future of Trade’ together with Katherine Tai, the US Trade Representative. Vice-President Šuica will attend the panel discussion ‘David on the Dnipro: Ukraine’s Fight for Freedom’, as well as the panels on ‘Germany in the World’ and ‘France in the World’. Vice-President Schinas will participate in a roundtable discussion ‘From Momentum to Munition: Shifting Gears on European Defence’, as well as in the panel discussion ‘Greyzone’s Anatomy: Dissecting Hybrid Threats’. Commissioner Urpilainen will take part in the event ‘A geoeconomic watershed moment – what is needed for new partnerships between Europe and Africa?’ as well as in the panel discussion ‘It takes two to tango: North-South cooperation in a fragmented world’.
On Friday afternoon, Executive-Vice-President Timmermans will participate in the panel discussion ‘Geopolitics of the Green Transition’. Commissioner Johansson will participate in the panel discussion ‘Resetting Migration: Moving Toward Opportunities’ and deliver opening remarks at the roundtable ‘Under the influence: Disrupting Strategic Corruption’.
On Saturday, President von der Leyen will participate in the panel discussion ‘More than the Sum of its Parts: The Birth of Geopolitical Europe’. Executive-Vice-President Timmermans will participate in the panel ‘Smart Cooperation for Border Global Climate Action’. High Representative Borrell will represent the EU at the meeting of G7 Foreign Ministers convened by the G7 Chair Japan.
On Sunday, High Representative Borrell will deliver a keynote introduction and participate in a panel discussion on European Security, together with the Prime Minister of Estonia Kaja Kallas and the Prime Minister of Sweden Ulf Kristersson.
College members will also hold bilateral meetings in the margins of the event. More details are available in the calendar. Audiovisual coverage will be available on EbS.
Source – EU Commission
EU HRVP Borrell at the Munich Security Conference
From 17 to 19 February, High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell will participate in the 2023 Munich Security Conference (MSC).
Close to one year after Russia launched its war of aggression against Ukraine, the Conference is an opportunity to discuss with the world’s key decision-makers how to continue supporting Ukraine, how to address the war’s global impact, and how to reinforce alliances to stop the war and to defend the rules-based international order.
On Sunday, High Representative Borrell will deliver a keynote introduction and participate in a panel discussion on European Security, together with the Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas and Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson.
Throughout the event, the High Representative will also hold a number of bilateral meetings with counterparts from all over the world. He will also represent the EU at the meeting of G7 Foreign Ministers convened by the G7 chairmanship Japan.
Audiovisual coverage of his engagements will be provided on EBS, Twitter (@eu_eeas, @EUSec_Defence and @JosepBorrellF) as well as the MSC official channels.
Source – EEAS