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.

Översikt över de huvudfrågor som ska diskuteras vid rådets möten under de kommande två veckorna och förestående medieevenemang.

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

António Costa fortsätter sina besök i medlemsländerna för att träffa ländernas ledare på hemmaplan.

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".

EU:s nya tullbestämmelser ger myndigheterna en modernare verktygslåda för att möta nya utmaningar och trender, däribland den kraftiga ökningen av näthandeln.

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".

Rådet stöttar kommissionens förslag om att införa tillfälliga handelsliberaliseringsåtgärder för att stödja armenisk export och stärka handelsförbindelserna mellan EU och Armenien.

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.

Uttalande av den höga representanten på EU:s vägnar om vissa länders anslutning vad gäller restriktiva åtgärder mot åtgärder som undergräver eller hotar Ukrainas territoriella integritet, suveränitet och oberoende

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

António Costa fortsätter sina besök i medlemsländerna för att träffa ländernas ledare på hemmaplan.

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".