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Prime Minister Shmyhal, dear Denys, It is my great pleasure to welcome you here today again. We are marking two important achievements. The first is the reason for your visit to the Commission: You are delivering the Ukraine Plan.

Dear Gert-Jan, dear colleagues, I am really glad that this year, you decided to bring together the whole DG NEAR family, including colleagues in headquarters and in our 23 Delegations across the region. Because today, more than ever before, DG NEAR stands at the heart of the European Commission

The Commission announced the winners of the 10th edition of the European Prize for Women Innovators.

The Arab Republic of Egypt and the European Union have mutually agreed to elevate their relationship to the level of a strategic and comprehensive partnership, based on the values of equity and on mutual respect and trust.

Thank you very much, Mr President, for your warm welcome and hospitality. I am very glad to be back in Cairo. The partnership between the European Union and Egypt is of critical importance. The presence of six European Leaders today shows how deeply we value our relationship.

Tomorrow marks the second anniversary of the successful emergency synchronisation of Ukraine's and Moldova's electricity grid to the Continental European Network. This operation is a very tangible example of the EU's immediate support to Ukraine and Moldova in the aftermath of Russia's invasion.

La présidente de la Commission européenne, Ursula von der Leyen, se rendra dimanche au Caire, accompagnée du Premier ministre belge, Alexander de Croo, du Premier ministre grec, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, et de la Premier ministre italienne, Georgia Meloni. La présidente et les trois premiers ministres

Thank you very much Madam President, dear Roberta, Minister, dear Hadja, Honourable Members, Indeed, we are heading towards a packed European Council, with topics, as you said, ranging from Ukraine to the Middle East, from defence to enlargement. I want to focus on two topics today...

Today, the European Commission recommended to open EU accession negotiations with Bosnia and Herzegovina and discussed the upcoming oral report to the Council on the progress made by Ukraine and the Republic of Moldova to address the outstanding steps made in the Commission's Enlargement report...