page_title: Gymnich meeting
hierarchical_section_title: Gymnich meeting
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Schloss Gymnich in Erftstadt, an der Erft im Rheinischen Braunkohlerevier am Rande der Ville / Köln / Deutschland.
context_page_description: A Gymnich meeting is an informal meeting of the foreign ministers of the member states of the European Union, organized 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 condition easier for informal and frank exchange 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.
context_section_description: A Gymnich meeting is an informal meeting of the foreign ministers of the member states of the European Union, organized according to the rotating Presidency of the Council of the European Union since 1974 (every six months). The ministers are not accompanied by their assistants, which makes the condition easier for informal and frank exchange 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.
caption: Schloss Gymnich, location of the first informal meeting of EU foreign ministers
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