EU heads of state and government, opposition leaders of the European People’s Party (EPP) and the President of the European Commission Ursula von der LEYEN will participate at the upcoming EPP Summit, to take place in Brussels on 12 December. On the agenda will be the preparation for the European Council meeting on 12 and 13 December. EPP President Donald TUSK will host the Summit. Chairman of the EPP Group in the European Parliament Manfred WEBER, EPP Secretary General Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ and the members of the EPP Presidency will be present. Heads of state and government Nicos ANASTASIADES (Cyprus), Boyko BORISSOV (Bulgaria), Klaus IOHANNIS (Romania), Krišjānis KARIŅŠ (Latvia), Angela MERKEL (Germany), Kyriakos MITSOTAKIS (Greece), Andrej PLENKOVIĆ (Croatia) and Leo VARADKAR (Ireland) will participate. Deputy Prime Minister Koen GEENS (Belgium), and opposition leaders Silvio BERLUSCONI (Italy), Pablo CASADO (Spain), Janez JANŠA (Slovenia), Ulf KRISTERSSON (Sweden), Gabrielius LANDSBERGIS (Lithuania), Petteri ORPO (Finland) and Marek VÝBORNÝ (Czechia) will also be present. The EU’s Chief Brexit Negotiator Michel BARNIER will attend the summit. EPP Summit: Date: 12 December 2019 from 12:30 to 15:00 Venue: Académie Royale de Belgique, Rue Ducale 1 (close to Metro Trône) Press registration: Please register by Wednesday, 11 December by using the following e-form: https://epp.org/34Mhwhp WhatsApp: The EPP Press Team has created an alert system especially for journalists through WhatsApp. If you wish to receive live updates and announcements during the Summit, please send us a short message with your name and media to the following EPP Press Team number +32471808006 so that we add you to the list of recipients. Note to the Press: The press area will open at 11:00 The EPP will be offering live info and photo feeds from the EPP Summit through its official Twitter, Facebook and Flickr accounts. Video footage will also be available via satellite after the Summit. Follow us live and get an insight on how our leaders prepare the European Council: Twitter: http://twitter.epp.eu Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/epp.eu Flickr: http://flickr.epp.eu For security reasons, please ensure that you bring a valid form of identification: journalists and cameramen will be given access to the venue upon presentation of their accreditation badges issued by the European Council, or their national press ID cards. Journalists without one of these documents must contact Karine Milheiro (e-mail: km@epp.eu).