GENERAL AFFAIRS COUNCIL (ART. 50) Bruxelles, 19 mars 2019 Participants Belgium: Mr Didier REYNDERS Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign and European Affairs, with responsibility for Beliris and Federal Cultural Institutions Bulgaria: Mr Emilia KRALEVA Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs Czech Republic: Ms Milena HRDINKOVA State Secretary for European Affairs Denmark: Mr Kim JØRGENSEN Permanent Representative Germany: Mr Michael ROTH Minister of State, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Estonia: Mr Matti MAASIKAS Deputy Minister for EU Affairs Ireland: Mr Simon COVENEY Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade with responsibility for Brexit Greece: Ms Athanasia ANAGNOSTOPOULOU Deputy Minister for European Affairs Spain: Mr Luis Marco AGUIRIANO NALDA State Secretary for the European Union France: Ms Nathalie LOISEAU Minister with responsibility for European Affairs, attached to the Minister for Europe and for Foreign Affairs Croatia: Ms Andreja METELKO-ZGOMBIĆ State Secretary, Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs Italy: Mr Maurizio MASSARI Permanent Representative Cyprus: Mr Nicholas EMILIOU Permanent Representative Latvia: Mr Edgars RINKĒVIČS Minister for Foreign Affairs Lithuania: Ms Jovita NELIUPŠIENĖ Permanent Representative Luxembourg Mr Jean ASSELBORN Minister for Foreign and European Affairs, Minister for Immigration and Asylum Hungary: Mr Szabolcs TAKÁCS Minister of State for European Union Affairs, Prime Minister's Office Malta: Ms Helena DALLI Minister for European Affairs and Equality Netherlands: Mr Robert de GROOT Permanent Representative Austria: Mr Gernot BLÜMEL Federal Minister for the EU, Arts, Culture and the Media Poland: Mr Konrad SZYMAŃSKI State Secretary for European Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Portugal: Ms Ana Paula ZACARIAS State Secretary for European Affairs Romania: Mr George CIAMBA Minister-delegate for European Affairs Slovenia: Mr Dobran BOŽIČ State Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Slovakia: Mr František RUŽIČKA State Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs Finland: Mr Samuli VIRTANEN State Secretary, Blue Reform Party's group of ministers Sweden: Mr Hans DAHLGREN Minister for EU Affairs Commission: Mr Michel BARNIER Chief Negotiator - Task Force for the Preparation and Conduct of the Negotiations with the United Kingdom under Article 50 TEU .