ANNOUNCEMENT - Today’s Councils
And switching to French now.
I'd just like to remind you about 3 Council meetings taking place today.
First of all,
the defense ministers are meeting here in Brussels and High Representative Kallas is chairing that meeting. The Commission is represented by Commissioner Kubilius.
The ministers will receive a presentation on threat analysis at EU level, and they will be debating military support from the EU to Ukraine,
following an informal exchange of views via video conference with the Ukrainian Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov.
Together with the Deputy Secretary General of NATO Radmila Shekarinska.
The ministers will also be discussing the situation in the Middle East.
And the impact of that on security and defense in the European Union,
and they will also be discussing the EU's preparedness regarding defense.
With the emphasis on implementation, and this exchange of views will be preceded by an informal meeting with Micael Johansson,
the president of the European Association of Aerospace Security and Defense Industries.
And a conference to press with High Representative Kallas will take place at around 5 p.m.
Secondly, the Culture and Sport Council is also taking place here in Brussels.
The Commission is represented there by Commissioner Micallef.
EU and also Russia's return to the Biennale International Art Exhibition, those are among the items that will be discussed,
and the ministers will also have an exchange of views on active aging through sport and also on mental health in sport.
And a press conference with Commissioner Micallef will follow that meeting at around 5:45.
And finally, there is an informal meeting on housing taking place in Nicosia in Cyprus, and Commissioner Jurgensen is representing the Commission there, and during that meeting,
the ministers will discuss administrative obstacles and regulatory obstacles which are holding up the construction and renovation of housing in the Member States.
They will also be discussing how to mobilize investment in the housing sector in order to harness the sector's potential.
And There too there is going to be a press conference with Commissioner Jurgensen following that meeting,
and that will be around 20 p.m. this afternoon. So for any questions. Related to those councils.
We would invite you to keep those for the different. Specific press conferences following those meetings.
So that's it for the announcements, so we can move on to your questions now. Yes, go ahead.