State Secretary Igor Mally at a meeting of the Ambassadors of EU Member States
The State Secretary for European Affairs in the Office of the Slovenian Prime Minister, Igor Mally, attended the meeting of the Ambassadors of the EU Member States in Slovenia | Author Žan Kolman/Office of the Prime Minister
At the meeting, the State Secretary presented to the ambassadors Slovenia's key positions on the issues to be discussed at the European Council meeting in Brussels on Thursday and Friday.
The foreign policy issues to be discussed at the leaders' meeting include Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine; the situation in the Middle East, the Sahel and the South Caucasus, as well as relations between Serbia and Kosovo. The meeting will also focus on discussing the revision of the EU 2021-2027 Multiannual Financial Framework. Leaders will hold a strategic debate on the state of play on migration. On the economic front, the focus will again be on strengthening long-term competitiveness. The European Council will also be briefed on preparations for the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Dubai (COP28) and endorse the EU's comprehensive approach in response to multiple crises.