EU General Affairs Ministers Council

BRUSSELS, BELGIUM - SEPTEMBER 24: Belgium Minister of Foreign, European Affairs and Foreign Trade Hadja Lahbib (L) talks with the Portuguese Secretary of State for European Affairs of the Portuguese Government Ines Carmelo Rosa Calado Lopes Domingos (Hidden) and the Swedish Minister for European Union Affairs and Nordic Cooperation Jessica Emilia Marie Rosencrantz (R) prior an EU General Affairs Ministers meeting in the Europa, the EU Council headquarter on September 24, 2024 in Brussels, Belgium. As part of the Council's annual rule of law dialogue, ministers will hold a horizontal discussion on the rule of law situation in the EU member states. Separately, ministers will also exchange views on the general trend of the rule of law situation in selected candidate countries. (Photo by Thierry Monasse/Getty Images)