MAE: George Ciamba, to participate in GAC meeting in Brussels on Tuesday

Foreign Affairs Ministry's (MAE) Secretary of State for European Affairs George Ciamba will participate in the General Affairs Council (GAC) meeting in Brussels, on Tuesday, aimed at discussions, among others, concerning the preparation of the European Council meeting of March 19-20, informs a press release MAE remitted to AGERPRES on Monday.

"The meeting agenda includes a debate on the preparation of the European Council meeting of March 19-20, 2015, with discussing the Conclusions draft, focused on the Energy Union topic and the directions to be followed in the area. In the next European Summit, the EU leaders will also approach EU economic aspects, with a highlight on the European Semester, as well as foreign relations topics, such as the preparation of the Eastern Partnership Summit of May this year, the developments in Ukraine and the relations with the Russian Federation, as well as the situation in Libya," the cited source points out.

Moreover, the meeting will include the presentation of the Synthesis Report and the updated calendar on the European Semester 2015.

On the sidelines of the GAC meeting, the ministers will participate in a debate with European Commission First Vice-President Frans Timmermans in regards with the inter-institutional relations. AGERPRES