21 October: EPP leaders to meet for Summit in Brussels ahead of meeting of the European Council - list of participants
Brussels, 20 October 2021
EU heads of state and government, opposition leaders of the European People’s Party (EPP) and the President of the European Commission Ursula von der LEYEN will participate in the upcoming EPP Summit, to take place in Brussels on 21 October. On the agenda is the preparation for the European Council 21 and 22 October.
EPP President Donald TUSK will host the Summit. The Chairman of the EPP Group in the European Parliament, Manfred WEBER, EPP Secretary General Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ and the members of the EPP Presidency will participate.
Heads of government Krišjānis KARIŅŠ (Latvia), Angela MERKEL (Germany), Kyriakos MITSOTAKIS (Greece), Andrej PLENKOVIĆ (Croatia) and Alexander SCHALLENBERG (Austria) will participate. Prime Minister Eduard HEGER (Slovakia) will attend the summit as a guest.
Deputy Prime Ministers Zsolt SEMJÉN (Hungary), Vincent VAN PETEGHEM (Belgium), Leo VARADKAR (Ireland) and opposition leaders Pablo CASADO (Spain), Bernard GRECH (Malta), Christian JACOB (France), Petteri ORPO (Finland) and Claude WISELER (Luxembourg) will also be present.
EPP Summit:
Date: 21 October from 12:30 until 14:30
Venue: Stanhope Hôtel, Rue du Commerce 9, 1000 Bruxelles
Note to the press:
Press registration:
The Press working area will be located at the EPP Headquarters, 10 Rue du Commerce, 1000 Bruxelles and will open at 11:00.
COVID-19 rules:
For access to the event, all attendees must be able to show proof of full vaccination (at least 2 weeks prior), a negative PCR test (within 48 hours) or proof of recovery from COVID-19 dating back no more than 180 days. This may be subject to change in accordance with regional requirements.
WhatsApp:
The EPP Press Team has created an alert system especially for journalists through WhatsApp. If you wish to receive live updates and announcements during the Summit, please send us a short message with your name and media to the following EPP Press Team number +32471808006 so that we add you to the list of recipients.
For security reasons, please ensure that you bring a valid form of identification: journalists and cameramen will be given access to the venue upon presentation of their accreditation badges issued by the European Council, or their national press ID cards. Journalists without one of these documents must contact Karine Milheiro (e-mail: km@epp.eu).