EC Briefing — Friday, 22 May 2026

The Read-Out

22 May 2026 — 1 min read

Key Points

President von der Leyen is attending the EU-Mexico summit today.
EU and Mexico will sign two significant agreements on trade and cooperation.
Live coverage of the signing ceremony will be available around 9 p.m. Brussels time.
A comprehensive package of press materials will be published later today.
Next week’s agenda includes further discussions on EU policies and initiatives.

Full Transcript

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Opening Statement

Good afternoon and welcome to our midday briefing. It is Friday. So, we start with the agenda of President von der Leyen for the upcoming days.

Ursula von der Leyen: As you will have heard already, the President is today in Mexico to participate at the EU-Mexico summit. She is there together with President of the European Council Antonio Costa, with the High Representative Kaja Kallas, and with Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič. President von der Leyen and Commissioner Sefcovic will sign two important agreements today, where the EU and Mexico will upgrade their trade and their political cooperation significantly.

Now, it's Mexico, so it means a big time difference, and that's why you will be able to follow the events live on EBS from Mexico later today, around 9 p.m., where we will have the signing ceremony and a press conference immediately thereafter. So, around 9 p.m. Brussels time. So, stay tuned. We have prepared a comprehensive package of press material for you, which will be published later today. Now, moving on to next week on Wednesday morning.

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