On 17 November 2025, European Council President António Costa delivered a speech at the 30th anniversary of the EU membership of Austria, Finland and Sweden.

The Council adopted a regulation to revise the EU’s visa suspension mechanism.

Council gives its final approval to the alternative dispute resolution (ADR) directive.

The Council adopts a new law to improve cooperation between national data protection authorities when enforcing the GDPR.

Council adopts revised regulation to ensure more transparency on funding of European political parties and foundations.

Simplification: Council signs off the ‘stop-the-clock’ mechanism on requirements and procedures for chemical products.

The seventh meeting of the Accession Conference with Albania was held today in Brussels opening negotiations on cluster 5: Resources, agriculture and cohesion.

The Council and the European Parliament have agreed on the EU’s annual budget for 2026. Next year’s budget will focus on delivering Union priorities and dealing with ongoing challenges. It will boost competitiveness, strengthen Europe’s defence readiness and preparedness, provide support for humanitarian assistance and address migratory pressures.

Weekly schedule of President António Costa, 17 – 23 November 2025

Eurogroup President, Paschal Donohoe, gave a speech at the Sixth ECB Forum on Banking Supervision, on the 'Shaping financial regulation in an era of distrust'.

President of the Eurogroup, Paschal Donohoe, is travelling to Germany on 14 November 2025.

The Council today took action to tackle the influx of goods entering the EU in small parcels - a problem which can lead to unfair competition for EU sellers and that raises environmental concerns.

Council authorises Commission to start negotiations with UK on a common sanitary and phytosanitary area (SPS) and to link emissions trading systems (ETS).

The Council adopted the OSOA package to streamline EU chemical assessments, improve data sharing and speed up action on chemical risks.

Remarks by Eurogroup President Paschal Donohoe on macroeconomic situation, competitiveness, euro area challenges in a global context, while also addressing fiscal policy coordination, Banking Union and the progress made on the digital euro and stablecoins.

The Council presidency, the European Central Bank and the European Commission met with European social partners on 12 November 2025 to discuss recent developments of the economic situation, as well as a thematic topic chosen by the Danish presidency: “The importance of labour market and human capital-building reforms in enhancing EU’s competitiveness”.

Today Council and Parliament reach provisional agreement to update cross-border enforcement of rules against unfair trading practices in the agrifood supply chain.

Statement by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union on the alignment of certain third countries with Council Implementing Decision (CFSP) 2025/2038 of 23 October 2025 implementing Decision 2012/642/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Belarus and the involvement of Belarus in the Russian aggression against Ukraine.

Statement by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union on the alignment of certain third countries with Council Decision (CFSP) 2025/2036 of 23 October 2025 amending Decision 2014/145/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine.

Statement by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union on the alignment of certain third countries with Council Decision (CFSP) 2025/2040 of 23 October 2025 amending Decision 2012/642/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Belarus and the involvement of Belarus in the Russian aggression against Ukraine.