Weekly schedule of President Charles Michel

Monday 7 December 2020
17.30 Phone call with UN Secretary-General António Guterres

Wednesday 9 December 2020
EU-African Union leaders’ meeting via video conference

Thursday 10 December 2020
13.00 European Council

Friday 11 December 2020
European Council
Euro Summit

Saturday 12 December 2020
Climate Ambition Summit 2020

ESMA updates reporting under the Money Market Funds Regulation

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s securities markets regulator, has today updated its validation rules regarding the Money Market Fund Regulation (MMFR). This relates to the requirements of Article 37 of MMFR that require MMF managers to submit data to National Competent Authorities, who will then transmit this to ESMA.

Following feedback received by market participants after the publication of the validation rules, ESMA has decided to implement amendments to them.

The proposed changes are not related to the published XML schemas. The changes only provide clarifications on existing validation rules in order to fix inconsistencies or ease the understanding of the rules. It also extends the Classification of Financial Instruments (CFI) codes for eligible assets.

The updated MMFR reporting validations documentation is available here.

Media Advisory – European Council on 10 and 11 December 2020

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Media advisory – Foreign Affairs Council of 7 December 2020

Indicative programme

9.30
Beginning of the Foreign Affairs Council, chaired by the High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell

– Current affairs and review of the latest international developments
– Transatlantic Relations
– Strategic Autonomy
– Other business: Hong Kong Security Law

At the end of the meeting (+/- 14.30) press conference in live streaming.

Arrangements for the press conference

Please note that there will be no physical press conference. EU accredited journalists will be able to ask questions remotely using this link.

Journalists who already registered for previous FAC press conferences do not need to register again.

Deadline: Monday, 7 December 2020, 13.30

Further instructions will be sent to all registered participants approximately half an hour after the deadline.

Videos and photos from the event

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Presentation of letters of credentials to the President of the European Council Charles Michel

The President of the European Council Charles Michel received the letters of credentials of the following Ambassadors:

H.E Mr Mamadou Mandjou BERTHE, Ambassador, Head of Mission of Mali
H.E. Mr Jean Omer BERIZIKY, Ambassador, Head of Mission of the Republic of Madagascar
H.E. Mr Sutiawan GUNESSEE, Ambassador, Head of Mission of the Republic of Mauritius
H.E. Mr Abdelrahim Ahmed Khalil ELTAYEB, Ambassador, Head of Mission of the Republic of the Sudan