This news item shows the arrivals and doorsteps of EU heads of state and government before the informal European Council meeting of 17 June 2024. The EU leaders discuss on the result of the European Elections and on the nomination for the next legislative terms presidencies of the European Commission, European Council and High Representative/EU Commission vice-president.

Brussels

Belgium

TAJANI, Antonio (EPP, IT)

statement

meeting

METSOLA, Roberta (EPP, MT, EP President)

TUSK, Donald (PL)

PLENKOVIĆ, Andrej (EPP, HR)

HAHN, Johannes (AT, EC)

ŠUICA, Dubravka (EPP, HR, EC)

FRIEDEN, Luc (LU)

MITSOTAKIS, Kyriakos (EL)

VON DER LEYEN, Ursula (DE, EC)

KRISTERSSON, Ulf

NEHAMMER, Karl

SILIŅA, Evika (LV)

informal summit of Heads of State and Government 17 June 2024 (T)

EPP leaders meet ahead of the informal European Council meeting (17/06): arrivals and doorsteps

Arrival of Roberta Metsola, EP President.

SOUNDBITE (English), Roberta Metsola, EP President, Looking forward to a successful outcome of the informal consultations tonight. Thank you very much.

Arrival of Dubravka &Scaron;uica, Vice President of the European Commission.

Arrival of Johannes Hahn, Commissioner for Budget and Administration.

SOUNDBITE (English), Andrej Plenković, Crotian Prime Minister, Today it's a political debate. Decisions will be done later in the formal framework of the European Council.

SOUNDBITE (English), Andrej Plenković, Crotian Prime Minister, First of all, I would like to say that, the EPP has won the elections clearly. In Croatia, I was personally number one on the list. We won 50% of the seats, six out of 12. And that's contributed to a strong victory of the EPP, and we want the winners to be the leaders in the top job distribution. Very simple. Thank you.

Arrival of Luc Frieden, Prime Minister of Luxembourg.

SOUNDBITE (German), Luc Frieden, Prime Minister of Luxembourg, Von der Leyen was the lead candidate of the European People's Party for these elections and the Christian Democrats. The EPP emerged from these European elections as the strongest force. And elections play a role in democracy, also in Europe. And we will support this lead candidate.

Arrival of Ulf Kristersson, Prime Minister of Sweden.

Arrival of Donald Tusk, Prime Minister of Poland.

Donald Tusk, Prime Minister of Poland, talks with the press (1 shot).

Arrival of Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission.

Arrival of Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Prime Minister of Greece.

Arrival of Evika Siliņa, Prime Minister of Latvia.

Arrival of Karl Nehammer, Chancellor of Austria.