The Council has approved conclusions calling on member states to take into account the interplay between housing needs and demographic trends when developing housing policies.

On 9 June 2026, the President of the European Council, António Costa, delivered a speech at the New European Bauhaus Festival 2026. He stressed the need to reshape and adapt our cities and public spaces to evolving human needs, to strengthen the inclusivity and affordability of access to housing. 

Remarks by Eurogroup President Kyriakos Pierrakakis on the situation in the Middle East, economic outlook, housing and the digital euro.

EU member states’ representatives confirm provisional agreement on new rules aimed at modernising the coordination of social security systems in the EU. 

Statement by President António Costa at the press conference following the Tripartite Social Summit on 18 March 2026.

EU leaders and social partners met in Brussels and held a discussion focused on ‘Investment for a vibrant European economy and quality jobs’.

The Council presidency, the European Central Bank, the European Commission and the President of the Eurogroup met with European social partners on 9 March 2026 to discuss recent developments of the economic situation, as well as a thematic topic chosen by the Cyprus Presidency: “Artificial Intelligence and the Future of the EU labour market: Safeguarding EU Competitiveness and Social Cohesion”.

The Council has approved conclusions calling on member states and the Commission to invest in children, in order to increase their well-being and combat poverty and social exclusion in the EU.

The Council has agreed its position on a proposed regulation that broadens the scope of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund to include support for workers at imminent risk of displacement.

The Council has agreed its position on the sixth revision of the carcinogens, mutagens and reprotoxic substances directive, which seeks to update the rules on exposure to hazardous chemicals in the workplace.

The Council presidency, the European Central Bank and the European Commission met with European social partners on 12 November 2025 to discuss recent developments of the economic situation, as well as a thematic topic chosen by the Danish presidency: “The importance of labour market and human capital-building reforms in enhancing EU’s competitiveness”.

The Council has adopted a revising directive that seeks to make the representation of workers in large multinational companies more effective.

Remarks by President António Costa following the Tripartite Social Summit and ahead of the European Council meeting on 23 October 2025.

EU leaders and social partners met in Brussels and held a discussion focused on making Europe stronger in a changing world that delivers for workers and enterprises.

European Council President António Costa met with the Presidents of European Committee of the Regions and European Economic and Social Committee on 22 October 2025. They main topic of their discussion was affordable housing.

On 22 October, the President of the European Council, António Costa will meet the President of the Committee of the Regions Kata Tüttő and Economic and Social Committee’s outgoing President Oliver Röpke and incoming President Séamus Boland. The meeting will focus on how to address the housing crisis across the EU. It takes place ahead of the Tripartite Social Summit and the European Council discussion on housing.

The Council has approved conclusions acknowledging the role played by bystanders and professionals in supporting victims and breaking the cycle of violence.

The Council has adopted a regulation that will improve the overall quality of population and housing statistics collected at EU level by establishing a common legal framework for data collection.

The President of the European Council, António Costa, was speaking at the high-level ceremony of the Porto Social Forum in Porto (Portugal) on 19 September 2025.

The Council has reached a provisional agreement with the European Parliament on a new regulation to ensure complete, coherent and comparable European statistics on population and housing.