Malcolm Byrne
Question:103. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Taoiseach for a report on his attendance at the European Council on 18-19 December. [74070/25]
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Questions (103, 104, 105)
Naoise Ó Cearúil
Question:104. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Taoiseach for a report on his attendance at the European Council on 18-19 December. [74072/25]
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Shay Brennan
Question:105. Deputy Shay Brennan asked the Taoiseach for a report on his attendance at the European Council on 18-19 December. [74074/25]
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 103, 104 and 105 together.
I attended a meeting of the European Council in Brussels on 18 December. I also attended an EU–Western Balkans Summit the previous evening, 17 December.
At the European Council, Leaders discussed Ukraine; Middle East; the next Multi-annual Financial Framework or MFF; European security and defence; enlargement; migration; and geo-economy and competitiveness.
Other items covered included the pact for the Mediterranean; antisemitism, racism and xenophobia; and disinformation.
On Ukraine, we agreed to provide a loan of €90 billion for 2026-27 to Ukraine. As not all Member State wished to participate, 24 of us will proceed by way of enhanced cooperation.
On the Middle East, we welcomed adoption of UN Security Council resolution 2803 and called for its full implementation.
On Security and Defence, we called for efforts to strengthen EU resilience and protect critical infrastructure to be accelerated.
On the MFF, we called for work to continue with a view to a timely agreement. Agreement before the end of 2025 would allow for adoption of legislative acts in 2027. We will aim to facilitate this work during our Presidency in the second half of the year. For my part, I set out Ireland’s priorities including a fully-funded, ring-fenced CAP and CFP.
Questions Nos. 106 and 107 resubmitted.