Brussels: Europe and the Arabs
The head of the Spanish government, Pedro Sanchez, receives the President of the European Council, Charles Michel, at La Moncloa Palace on Sunday.
The rotating Spanish presidency of the Union said on its official website, "On the second day of the Spanish presidency, the prime minister is expected to discuss with the president of the European Council the four strategic priorities."
Spain assumed the presidency in the second half of 2023, from July 1 to December 31, in a period of great challenges for member states and the European Union as a whole.
According to a source on the website of the new presidency of the Union, the Spanish rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union focuses on four priorities:
Encouraging re-industrialization in Europe
- Achieving progress towards environmental transformation
- Consolidation of the social backbone
Strengthening European unity
Sweden has assumed the presidency of the European Union since the beginning of this year and lasted for six months and led the European Union to face various challenges, whether on the political, economic or security level, and others. international relations and others
And the head of the government of Spain, Pedro Sanchez, wanted to start the Spanish presidency of the Council of the European Union with a visit to the Ukrainian capital.
The aim was to send Ukraine a "strong message of support" from both the European Union and Spain, he explained at the joint press conference with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

Yesterday Saturday, Sanchez also announced additional aid from Spain worth 55 million euros to rebuild Ukraine during his visit to Kiev on the first day of the Spanish Presidency of the Council of the European Union.
It is expected that the next few days will witness joint meetings between the new Spanish presidency and the European Commission to coordinate joint action during the next phase. European Parliament in the next two weeks
In a comment on her tweet on Twitter, Marion Lales, the European Commission Coordinator for Combating Hatred against Muslims, said:
Welcome to the Spanish Presidency of the Council of the European Union. Six months to consolidate the social pillar of the European Union and to promote European unity. 6 months to take decisive action against all forms of hatred and discrimination including those based on racial/ethnic and religious grounds