Press briefing ahead of the upcoming Eurogroup meeting of 18 September will take place on Wednesday 16 September 2026 at 14.00.

The President of the European Council, António Costa, will conclude his last week of visits to national leaders from EU member states.

European Council President, António Costa, had a meeting with Prime Minister of Malta, Robert Abela, on 10 September 2026, in Valletta, Malta. The meeting is part of President Costa's annual "Tour des Capitales".

European Council President, António Costa, had a meeting with Chancellor of Germany, Friedrich Merz, on 9 September 2026, in Berlin, Germany. The meeting is part of President Costa's annual "Tour des Capitales".

European Council President, António Costa, had a meeting with Prime Minister of Poland, Donald Tusk, on 9 September 2026, in Warsaw, Poland. The meeting is part of President Costa's annual "Tour des Capitales".

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.

Overview of the main subjects to be discussed at meetings of the Council of the EU over the next two weeks and upcoming media events.

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

Ο Πρόεδρος του Ευρωπαϊκού Συμβουλίου, António Costa, θα συνεχίσει τις επισκέψεις του στα κράτη μέλη της ΕΕ για να συναντηθεί με τους ηγέτες και τις ηγέτιδες των κρατών μελών.

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. 

Ο Πρόεδρος του Ευρωπαϊκού Συμβουλίου, António Costa, είχε συνάντηση με τον Πρόεδρο της Κύπρου, Νίκο Χριστοδουλίδη, στις 4 Σεπτεμβρίου 2026 στη Λευκωσία. Η συνάντηση εντάσσεται στην ετήσια «περιοδεία στις πρωτεύουσες» του κ. Costa.

Ο Πρόεδρος του Ευρωπαϊκού Συμβουλίου, António Costa, είχε συνάντηση με τον Πρωθυπουργό της Ελλάδας, Κυριάκο Μητσοτάκη, στις 3 Σεπτεμβρίου 2026 στην Αθήνα. Η συνάντηση εντάσσεται στην ετήσια «περιοδεία στις πρωτεύουσες» του κ. Costa.

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".

Το νέο τελωνειακό πλαίσιο της ΕΕ παρέχει στις αρχές μια πιο σύγχρονη εργαλειοθήκη για τη διαχείριση των αναδυόμενων προκλήσεων και τάσεων, όπως η άνθηση του ηλεκτρονικού εμπορίου.

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".

Το Συμβούλιο προσυπέγραψε την πρόταση της Επιτροπής για τη θέσπιση προσωρινών μέτρων ελευθέρωσης του εμπορίου με σκοπό τη στήριξη των αρμενικών εξαγωγών και την ενίσχυση των εμπορικών σχέσεων ΕΕ-Αρμενίας.

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.

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