EU leaders at the 70th UN General Assembly and the Sustainable Development Summit

This year marks the opening of the 70^th session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA). Starting on Friday morning, 25 September, many world leaders are expected to address the UN Sustainable Development Summit (25-27 September) as well as take part in the general debate of the UNGA (28 September – 6 October). European Union leaders will have a strong presence at events throughout the week. The European Commission will be represented by First Vice-President, Frans Timmermans who will speak on behalf of the EU on Sunday 27 September, on the occasion of the adoption of the Post-2015 Development Agenda at the UN Sustainable Development Summit. High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy / Vice-President of the European Commission Federica Mogherini will also participate in high-level meetings at the UN and around New York City, as will Commission Vice-President Kristalina Georgieva (Budget & Human Resources) and Commissioners Günther Oettinger (Digital Economy & Society); Johannes Hahn (European Neighbourhood Policy & Enlargement Negotiations); Neven Mimica (International Cooperation & Development); Miguel Arias Cañete (Climate Action & Energy); Dimitris Avramopoulos (Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship) and Christos Stylianides (Humanitarian Aid & Crisis Management). The EU priorities at this 70^th edition of the UNGA were adopted on 22 June 2015 by the Council, and can be found here.