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".

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".

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".

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.

European Council President, António Costa, had a meeting with President of Lithuania, Gitanas Nausėda, on 26 August 2026, in Vilnius, Lithuania. The meeting is part of President Costa's annual "Tour des Capitales".

European Council President, António Costa, had a meeting with Prime Minister of Estonia, Kristen Michal, on 25 August 2026, in Tallinn, Estonia. The meeting is part of President Costa's annual "Tour des Capitales".

European Council President, António Costa, had a meeting with Prime Minister of Slovakia, Robert Fico, on 25 August 2026, in Bratislava, Slovakia. The meeting is part of President Costa's annual "Tour des Capitales".

Rådet nåede i dag frem til holdninger til de samhørighedsrelaterede dele af det næste langsigtede EU-budget (FFR): forordningerne om Den Europæiske Fond for Regionaludvikling og Den Europæiske Socialfond.

Rådet bemyndiger Kommissionen til at indlede forhandlinger med UK om aftaler om elektricitet og samhørighed og giver UK mulighed for at deltage i Erasmus+.

Ministrene med ansvar for samhørighedspolitik godkendte Rådets konklusioner om EU's dagsorden for byer.

Rådet ændrer eksisterende forordninger for at imødegå nuværende og nye udfordringer i forbindelse med midtvejsgennemgangen af EU's samhørighedspolitik.

President of the European Council António Costa travelled to Uzhhorod (Ukraine) and gave a speech at the Congress of Regional and Local Authorities on 5 September 2025.

Rådet og Parlamentet når til foreløbig enighed om, hvordan nuværende og nye udfordringer skal adresseres i forbindelse med midtvejsgennemgangen af EU's samhørighedspolitik.

Rådet når til enighed om forhandlingspositioner for bedre at kunne adressere nuværende og nye udfordringer i forbindelse med midtvejsgennemgangen af EU's samhørighedspolitik.

Rådet godkender konklusioner om vurdering af samhørighedspolitikkens aktion for ukrainske flygtninge i Europa.

Rådet godkender konklusioner, der fastsætter klare retningslinjer for fremtiden for EU's samhørighedspolitik.

At the 1st plenary session 2025 of the European Committee of the Regions, the President of the European Council, António Costa, emphasized the crucial role of local and regional governments in shaping the future of Europe and its citizens. He called for a united effort to strengthen Europe’s defence, security, and competitiveness, highlighting the importance of multi-level governance to tackle the current challenges that Europe is facing.

During his speech at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, President Costa highlighted that the outermost regions have a strategic importance for the EU and that he will work to ensure that all nine outermost regions are fully recognised in the EU's cohesion policy, competitiveness compass, financial solutions, and sustainable development.