European Council President, António Costa, had a meeting with Prime Minister of Poland, Donald Tusk, on 9 September 2026, in Warsaw, Poland. The meeting is part of President Costa's annual "Tour des Capitales".

European Council President, António Costa, had a meeting with Chancellor of Germany, Friedrich Merz, on 9 September 2026, in Berlin, Germany. The meeting is part of President Costa's annual "Tour des Capitales".

On 5 September 2026, European Council President António Costa delivered a keynote speech at the Intelligence on the World, Europe, and Italy – Cernobbio Forum, in Cernobbio, Italy.

Überblick über die wichtigsten Themen für Tagungen des Rates der EU in den nächsten zwei Wochen und über bevorstehende Medientermine.

European Council President, António Costa, had a meeting with Prime Minister of Slovenia, Janez Janša, on 4 September 2026, in Ljubljana, Slovenia. The meeting is part of President Costa's annual "Tour des Capitales".

Weekly schedule of President António Costa, 7-13 September 2026

The President of the European Council, António Costa, will continue his visits to EU member states to meet national leaders.

On 24 October 2026, the leaders of the European Union member states and the countries of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) will meet in Saudi Arabia for the second EU-GCC Summit. On the EU side, this multilateral summit will be co-chaired by the President of the European Council, António Costa. The EU will also be represented by the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen. 

European Council President, António Costa, had a meeting with President of Cyprus, Nikos Christodoulides, on 4 September 2026, in Nicosia, Cyprus. The meeting is part of President Costa's annual "Tour des Capitales".

European Council President, António Costa, had a meeting with Prime Minister of Greece, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, on 3 September 2026, in Athens, Greece. The meeting is part of President Costa's annual "Tour des Capitales".

European Council President, António Costa, had a meeting with Prime Minister of Bulgaria, Rumen Radev, on 3 September 2026, in Sofia, Bulgaria. The meeting is part of President Costa's annual "Tour des Capitales".

Der neue EU-Zollrahmen bietet den Behörden ein moderneres Instrumentarium für den Umgang mit neuen Herausforderungen und Trends wie dem Boom des elektronischen Handels.

European Council President, António Costa, had a meeting with President of Romania, Nicușor Dan, on 3 September 2026, in Bucharest, Romania. The meeting is part of President Costa's annual "Tour des Capitales".

European Council President, António Costa, had a meeting with Prime Minister of Croatia, Andrej Plenković, on 2 September 2026, in Zagreb, Croatia. The meeting is part of President Costa's annual "Tour des Capitales".

Der Rat hat grünes Licht für den Vorschlag der Kommission gegeben, vorübergehende Maßnahmen zur Liberalisierung des Handels einzuführen, um armenische Ausfuhren zu unterstützen und die Handelsbeziehungen zwischen der EU und Armenien zu stärken.

Der Präsident des Europäischen Rates, António Costa, hat am 2. September 2026 in der Stadt Luxemburg (Luxemburg) den luxemburgischen Premierminister Luc Frieden getroffen. Das Treffen fand im Rahmen der jährlichen „Tour des Capitales“ von Präsident Costa statt.

Informationen über die Akkreditierungsanforderungen für den Jahresausweis (2026)

Die Tagung des Europäischen Rates wird am 15./16. Oktober 2026 im Europa-Gebäude in Brüssel stattfinden.

Erklärung der Hohen Vertreterin im Namen der Europäischen Union zur Erklärung einiger Länder, sich den restriktiven Maßnahmen angesichts von Handlungen, die die territoriale Unversehrtheit, Souveränität und Unabhängigkeit der Ukraine untergraben oder bedrohen, anzuschließen

Weekly schedule of President António Costa, 31 August-6 September 2026.