Day: June 4, 2021
The Portuguese Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Augusto Santos Silva, played host to the Foreign Affairs Ministers from the other Member States of the European Union (EU) for an in-person meeting in Lisbon on 27 May, with the usual chairmanship of the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission, Josep Borrell. As a rule, this informal meeting, known as Gymnnich, is organized by the rotating Presidency of the Council of the EU.
