Den højtstående repræsentant udsendte en erklæring på Den Europæiske Unions vegne om det kommende valg i Myanmar.

European Council President António Costa had a meeting with President of Kazakhstan, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, on 4 December, in Astana, Kazakhstan.

3.-4. december 2025 er formanden for Det Europæiske Råd, António Costa, i Astana, Kasakhstan, for at styrke EU's engagement i Centralasien.

Erklæring fra formanden efter ministerforummet mellem EU og den indopacifiske region, der blev holdt 20.-21. november 2025 i Bruxelles, om "Opbygning i fællesskab af en modstandsdygtig, fremgangsrig og sikker fremtid".

The European Union (EU) and the Republic of Tajikistan held its eleventh Cooperation Council meeting on 19 November, in Brussels, and reviewed the state of play of bilateral relations, and addressed political and socio-economic developments, trade, investment and energy cooperation, as well as regional and international issues.

On 26 October 2025, European Council President António Costa was in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, where he gave a speech at the opening session of the 47th ASEAN Summit. In his speech, he emphasised the European Union's proudness to engage with ASEAN as a reliable partner in today’s shifting geopolitical environment.

Formanden for Det Europæiske Råd, António Costa, rejser til Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 26.-27. oktober for at deltage i det 47. ASEAN-topmøde, og til Abu Dhabi, hvor han 28. oktober mødes med præsidenten for De Forenede Arabiske Emirater, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.

Usbekistan: 18. møde i Samarbejdsrådet med EU i Luxembourg.

Formændenes konklusioner om styrkelse af tværregional sikkerhed og konnektivitet ved den højtstående repræsentant for udenrigsanliggender og sikkerhedspolitik/næstformand for Kommissionen, Kaja Kallas, kommissær med ansvar for udvidelse, Marta Kos, og kommissær med ansvar for internationale partnerskaber, Jozef Síkela.

Rådet godkendte konklusioner om gennemførelsen af EU's strategi for samarbejde i den indopacifiske region, som har til formål at fortsætte og yderligere styrke EU's strategiske fokus, tilstedeværelse, synlighed og aktioner i regionen.

Rådet godkendte konklusioner om den nye strategiske dagsorden mellem EU og Indien og understregede, at forøgelse af det politiske, handelsmæssige og økonomiske samarbejde, forsknings- og innovationssamarbejdet og sikkerhedssamarbejdet mellem EU og Indien vil tilvejebringe velstand og stabilitet for begge befolkninger.

European Council President António Costa held a joint press conference with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, following the EU-China summit held in Beijing on 24 July 2025. In his remarks, President Costa underlined the importance of the EU-China relationship.

A joint EU press release was issued following the 25th EU-China summit in Beijing on 24 July 2025.

Joint EU-China statement on climate at the occasion of the EU-China summit in Beijing of 24 July 2025.

European Council President António Costa met with the Premier of China Li Qiang as part of the 25th EU-China summit in Beijing on 24 July 2025.

European Council President António Costa met with the President of China Xi Jinping as part of the 25th EU-China summit in Beijing on 24 July 2025.

European Council President António Costa took part in to the 30th EU–Japan summit 2025. In his press statement following the plenary session, he emphasised the importance of strengthening EU-Japan relations, in particular in security and defence, multilateralism, and in trade and economic security.

The President of the European Council, António Costa, and the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, representing the EU, met Japanese Prime Minister, Shigeru Ishiba at the 30th EU-Japan summit in Tokyo, Japan. The summit provided an opportunity to show the closeness of the EU-Japan partnership, ever more important in the current turbulent geopolitical context.

On 23 July 2025, European Council President António Costa was in Tokyo, Japan for the 30th EU-Japan summit. In his opening remarks at the start of the plenary session, he emphasised the importance of further deepening the EU-Japan strategic partnership, built on shared values and interests.