<p>On 24 and 25 May, EU leaders met physically in Brussels to discuss the most pressing issues.</p>

<p>On 24 May leaders discussed the forced landing of a Ryanair flight in Minsk and subsequent arrest of anti-government activist and journalist Roman Protasevich. EU leaders invited Council to adopt further sanctions and necessary measures to ban overflight of EU airspace by Belarusian airlines and prevent access to EU airports of flights operated by such airlines. They also called on all EU-based carriers to avoid overflight of Belarus. Leaders also had the state of play of the coordination of the EU's response to COVID-19 on the agenda. They held a strategic debate on Russia and discussed the EU's relations with the UK, following the entry into force of the EU-UK trade and cooperation agreement on 1 May 2021.</p>

Special European Council, 24-25 May 2021

Plenary Session - Conclusions of the special meeting of the European Council on 24 and 25 May 2021

Plenary Sesion.- Conclusions of the special meeting of the European Council on 24 and 25 May 2021

Special meeting of the European Council - Press conference

David SASSOLI, EP President meets with Mario DRAGHI, Prime Minister of Italy

David SASSOLI, President of the European Parliament at the roundtable of the Special European Council

S&D group leaders meet ahead of the European Council - Arrival of David SASSOLI, EP President

During the plenary session (7-10 June 2021) in the European Parliament in Strasbourg, MEPs debate on the conclusions of the special meeting of the European Council on 24 and 25 May 2021: opening statements by Charles MICHEL, President of the European Council and by Ursula von der LEYEN, President of the European Commission. This transcription speech is the result of an automatic process. Check against delivery.

Conclusions of the special meeting of the European Council on 24 and 25 May 2021: opening statements by Charles MICHEL, President of the European Council and Ursula von der LEYEN, President of the European Commission

During the plenary session (7-10 June 2021) in the European Parliament in Strasbourg, MEPs debate on the conclusions of the special meeting of the European Council on 24 and 25 May 2021: one round political group leaders.

Conclusions of the special meeting of the European Council on 24 and 25 May 2021: one round political group leaders

During the plenary session (7-10 June 2021) in the European Parliament in Strasbourg, MEPs debate on the conclusions of the special meeting of the European Council on 24 and 25 May 2021: extracts from the debates on EU Vaccines strategy. Statements by Charles MICHEL, President of the European Council, Ursula VON DER LEYEN, President of the EC, Manfred WEBER (EPP, DE), Iratxe GARCÍA PÉREZ (S&D, ES), Dacian CIOLOŞ (Renew, RO), Ska KELLER (Greens/EFA, DE), and Beata SZYDŁO (ECR, PL).

EU Vaccines strategy: extracts from the debate

During the plenary session (7-10 June 2021) in the European Parliament in Strasbourg, MEPs debate on the conclusions of the special meeting of the European Council on 24 and 25 May 2021: MEPs debate

Conclusions of the special meeting of the European Council on 24 and 25 May 2021: MEPs debate

During the plenary session (7-10 June 2021) in the European Parliament in Strasbourg, MEPs debate on the conclusions of the special meeting of the European Council on 24 and 25 May 2021: Closing statements by Valdis DOMBROVSKIS, Executive Vice-President of the European Commission in charge of an Economy that works for People, and Commissioner for Trade and Charles MICHEL, President of the European Council

Conclusions of the special meeting of the European Council on 24 and 25 May 2021: Closing statements by Valdis DOMBROVSKIS, Executive Vice-President of the European Commission and Charles MICHEL, President of the European Council

David SASSOLI, EP President, participates to the Special European Council on the 24 May 2021. On the 25 May, he gives a press conference on his contribution to the Council and comments among other things, the sanctions after that a plane was diverted to Belarus to arrest a dissident journalist and the situation in the Mediterranean.

Special European Council, 24-25 May 2021: arrival of David SASSOLI, EP President, and roundtable (24/05) and extracts from the press conference (25/05)

David SASSOLI, EP President, gives a press conference on the Special European Council, 24-25 May 2021. Opening statement. This transcription speech is the result of an automatic process. Check against delivery.

Press conference by David SASSOLI, EP President, on the Special European Council, 24-25 May 2021: opening statement by David SASSOLI, EP President

David SASSOLI, EP President, gives a press conference on the Special European Council, 24-25 May 2021. Questions and answers.

Press conference by David SASSOLI, EP President, on the Special European Council, 24-25 May 2021: Questions and answers

During the Special meeting of the European Council in Brussels, David SASSOLI, EP President meets with Mario DRAGHI, the President of the Italian Council (Europa Building).

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