Il 5 settembre 2026 il presidente del Consiglio europeo António Costa ha pronunciato un discorso di apertura al Forum di Cernobbio "Lo scenario di oggi e di domani per le strategie competitive" (Intelligence on the World, Europe, and Italy).

Panoramica dei principali temi che saranno discussi nelle sessioni del Consiglio dell'UE delle prossime due settimane e prossimi eventi per i media.

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".

Il nuovo quadro doganale dell'UE offre alle autorità un pacchetto di strumenti più moderno per affrontare le sfide e le tendenze emergenti, come il crescente successo del commercio elettronico.

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".

Il Consiglio ha appoggiato la proposta della Commissione di introdurre misure temporanee di liberalizzazione degli scambi per sostenere le esportazioni armene e rafforzare le relazioni commerciali UE-Armenia.

European Council President António Costa met the Prime Minister of Luxembourg, Luc Frieden, on 2 September 2026, in Luxembourg. The meeting is part of President Costa's annual ‘Tour des Capitales’ visits to EU capital cities.

Information about accreditation requirements for the one-year badge (2026)

The European Council will take place on 15 and 16 October 2026 in the Europa building in Brussels.

Dichiarazione dell'alta rappresentante, a nome dell'Unione europea, sull'adesione di taluni paesi in relazione alle misure restrittive relative ad azioni che compromettono o minacciano l'integrità territoriale, la sovranità e l'indipendenza dell'Ucraina.

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

Il presidente del Consiglio europeo António Costa proseguirà il suo ciclo di visite negli Stati membri dell'UE per incontrare i leader nazionali.

European Council President, António Costa, had a meeting with Prime Minister of Czech Republic, Andrej Babiš, on 27 August 2026, in Prague, Czech Republic. The meeting is part of President Costa's annual "Tour des Capitales".