EPP leaders to meet in Brussels on 17 October ahead of European Council – list of participants
Brussels, 16 October 2024
EPP Summit
Date: Thursday, 17 October 2024 from 08:00 to 09:30
Venue: Hotel Sofitel Brussels Europe, Pl. Jourdan 1, 1040 Brussels
EPP leaders will participate in the EPP Summit in Brussels on Thursday 17 October. Preparations for the European Council on 17 and 18 October will be on the agenda. EPP President Manfred WEBER and EPP Secretary General Thanasis BAKOLAS will host the summit. The following leaders have confirmed their attendance:
- President of the European Commission Ursula von der LEYEN and President of the European Parliament Roberta METSOLA.
- Heads of state/government Nikos CHRISTODOULIDES (Cyprus), Michel BARNIER (France), Luc FRIEDEN (Luxembourg), Taoiseach Simon HARRIS (Ireland), Ulf KRISTERSSON (Sweden), Kyriakos MITSOTAKIS (Greece), Luís MONTENEGRO (Portugal), Karl NEHAMMER (Austria), Petteri ORPO (Finland), Andrej PLENKOVIĆ (Croatia), Evika SILIŅA (Latvia) and Donald TUSK (Poland).
- Deputy Prime Ministers Antonio TAJANI (Italy) and Vincent VAN PETEGHEM (Belgium).
- Opposition/party leaders Henri BONTENBAL (The Netherlands), Nicolae CIUCĂ (Romania), Janez JANŠA (Slovenia), Alberto NÚÑEZ FEIJÓO (Spain) and Urmas REINSALU (Estonia).
- Members of the EPP Presidency Esther DE LANGE, Mariya GABRIEL, Esteban GONZÁLEZ PONS, Johannes HAHN, Andrzej HALICKI, David McALLISTER, Siegfried MUREŞAN, and Dubravka ŠUICA.
- EPP treasurer François-Xavier BELLAMY (France).
- Chairman of the EPP Group in the CoR Olgierd GEBLEWICZ.
Press accreditation
For security reasons, please ensure that you bring a valid form of identification. Journalists will be given access to the venue upon presentation of their accreditation badges issued by the European Council or their national press ID cards.
Note to the press
Press registration will open at 07:30. Due to the early timing of the Summit there will be no dedicated press working area.
