At the meeting, EU heads of state and government will discuss the economic situation in the European Union and measures to foster European competitiveness and new investments. They will adopt decisions for the establishment of a new European Fund for Strategic Investments aimed at encouraging private investments in key sectors of the EU economy as well as boosting economic growth and job creation.
The meeting will address the EU external policy issues and the situation in Ukraine. This country needs the EU's support in its process of major economic and legal reforms. European leaders will exchange views on providing financial, expert and humanitarian assistance.
Other external policy issues will also be reviewed at the meeting.
