Forward look: 3 – 16 February 2025

Informal EU leaders’ retreat, 3 February 2025
EU leaders will gather for an informal retreat focusing on European defence. They will address ways to strengthen defence capabilities at EU level, how to mobilise financing and investments in a more efficient way, and how to deepen existing partnerships and cooperation on defence, including with non-EU partners.
Other meetings
- Informal meeting of competitiveness ministers (Internal market and industry), 3-4 February 2025
- Informal meeting of trade ministers, 3-4 February 2025
- Informal meeting of ministers for development, 10-11 February 2025