De Raad activeert voor 15 lidstaten de nationale ontsnappingsclausule in het kader van het stabiliteits- en groeipact (SGP) om hen te helpen meer uit te geven aan defensie zonder de schuldhoudbaarheid uit het oog te verliezen.

The Council adopted a first bilateral assistance measure worth €12 million under the EPF to strengthen the operational readiness of the Armed Forces of Cabo Verde.

De Raad neemt voor elke lidstaat een landspecifieke aanbeveling aan voor 2025.

De Raad hecht zijn goedkeuring aan de positieve beoordeling door de Commissie van de gewijzigde herstel- en veerkrachtplannen van Oostenrijk, België, Tsjechië, Denemarken, Duitsland en Ierland.

De Raad verlengt EUTM RCA tot 19 september 2026 en de regionale advies- en coördinatiecel (RACC) binnen EUCAP Sahel Mali tot 31 januari 2026.

Het gaat om € 10 miljoen uit de Europese Vredesfaciliteit ter vergroting van de operationele paraatheid van het Senegalese leger.

Remarks by Eurogroup President Paschal Donohoe after the Eurogroup meeting on his reappointment as President of the Eurogroup, budget policy coordination for 2026, the international role of the euro, Bulgaria's adoption of the euro, the digital euro and EIB's initiatives to support the savings and investment union.

The Eurogroup has elected Paschal Donohoe, Minister for Finance of Ireland, as its President for a third term. 

The Eurogroup issued a statement on the fiscal stance for the euro area in 2026.

The first EU-Moldova summit was held on 4 July 2025 in Chișinău. At the joint press conference, European Council President António Costa reaffirmed that Moldova's future is within the EU. He commended Moldova’s reform progress and resilience in the face of multiple crises, underlining the EU’s determination to support the country’s accession process, economic development and security.

On 4 July 2025, the European Union and Moldova held their first-ever summit in Chișinău. During the summit, leaders adopted a joint declaration outlining a common vision and concrete deliverables for Moldova’s EU path.

Verklaring over het zich aansluiten van bepaalde derde landen bij Besluit (GBVB) 2025/1255 van de Raad.

On 4 July 2025, European Council President António Costa was in Chișinău for the first EU-Moldova summit. In his opening remarks at the start of the plenary session, he emphasised Moldova’s steady progress on its path to EU accession, highlighting the tangible benefits of EU integration for Moldovan citizens and reaffirming the EU’s full support for Moldova’s resilience and security.

Weekly schedule of President António Costa, 7 - 12 July 2025.

President António Costa travelled to Aarhus (Denmark) to attend the opening ceremony of the Danish Presidency of the Council of the EU where he delivered a speech.

President António Costa travelled to Aarhus (Denmark) to attend the opening ceremony of the Danish Presidency of the Council of the EU. On the sides of this event he had a meeting with Prime Minister Frederiksen, President von der Leyen and President Zelenskyy followed by a joint press conference.

De Raad keurt een gezamenlijke verklaring EU-OACPS goed voor de vierde VN-conferentie over ontwikkelingsfinanciering (FfD4).

De Eurogroep komt met een verklaring over het ontwerpbegrotingsplan van Oostenrijk voor 2025 en 2026

António Costa, President of the European Council, travelled to Seville to give a speech at the Special Event ‘Implementing the Seville Platform for Action’ at the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FFD4) on 30 June 2025.

President of the European Council António Costa travelled to Seville and gave a speech at the plenary session of the fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FFD4) on 30 June 2025.