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.

Síntese dos principais temas a debater nas reuniões do Conselho da UE nas próximas duas semanas e dos futuros eventos para os média.

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".

O novo quadro aduaneiro da UE proporciona às autoridades um conjunto de instrumentos mais moderno para fazer face aos novos desafios e às novas tendências, como o aumento exponencial do comércio eletrónico.

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".

O Conselho apoiou a proposta da Comissão no sentido de introduzir medidas temporárias de liberalização do comércio destinadas a apoiar as exportações arménias e a reforçar as relações comerciais entre a UE e a Arménia.

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.

Declaração da alta representante, em nome da União Europeia, sobre a associação de determinados países às medidas restritivas no que diz respeito a ações que comprometam ou ameacem a integridade territorial, a soberania e a independência da Ucrânia.

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

O presidente do Conselho Europeu, António Costa, vai continuar a ronda de visitas aos Estados-Membros da UE para se encontrar com os dirigentes nacionais.

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".