Gymnich meeting



A Gymnich meeting is an informal meeting of the foreign ministers of the member states of the European Union, organized every six months according to the rotating Presidency of the Council of the European Union since 1974. The ministers are not accompanied by their assistants, which makes the environment easier for informal and frank exchanges of views. This type of meeting received its name from the first of such events held at Schloss Gymnich in Erftstadt, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

2023

 * Stockholm: 12 and 13 May
 * Toledo: 29 and 30 August

2022

 * Prague: 30 and 31 August
 * Brest: 13 and 14 January

2020

 * Lužnica Castle (Croatia): 5 March.
 * Berlin: 27 and 28 August

2019

 * Bucharest: 31 January–1 February
 * Helsinki: 29–30 August

2018

 * Sofia: 15–16 February
 * Vienna: 30–31 August

2017

 * Valletta: 28 April
 * Tallinn: 7–8 September

2016

 * Amsterdam: 5–6 February
 * Bratislava: 2–3 September

2015

 * Riga: 6–7 March
 * Luxembourg: 4–5 September

2012

 * Aphrodite Hills Resort, Pafos: 7 and 8 September