Council greenlights signature and provisional application of EU agreement with Andorra and San Marino.

Council approves conclusions to strengthen cooperation with non-EU western European countries

President of the European Council, António Costa, outlined the main results of the discussions of the leaders during the meeting of the European Political Community held in Yerevan, Armenia, on 4 May 2026.

On May 4, the President of the European Council, António Costa, participated in the Meeting of the European Political Community in Yerevan, Armenia.

Council greenlights signature of package of agreements with Switzerland.

The President of the European Council, António Costa, will travel to Oslo this week for high-level meetings. The visit marks the strong momentum of the bilateral relations with Norway, one of the closest and most likeminded partners for the European Union.

The Council adopted a second assistance measure for Armenia worth €20 million under the European Peace Facility.

Council adopts decision enabling Switzerland’s participation in Union programmes.

The Council adopted a decision authorising the coordinator of the PESCO project ‘Cyber Ranges Federations’ to invite Switzerland to participate in this military project.

European Council President António Costa will visit the UK, Moldova and Egypt from 2 to 4 March 2025 to discuss European security, support for Ukraine and Moldova, and the current situation in Gaza.

The Council adopted a decision authorising the coordinator of the PESCO project ‘Military Mobility’ to invite Switzerland to participate in this military project.

During the press conference held at the end of the European Council meeting of 19 December 2024, President António Costa presented the main results of the discussions. EU leaders adopted conclusions on Ukraine, the Middle East, and resilience, preparedness, crisis prevention and response capacities, amongst other topics.

European Council President Michel, along with the Prime Minister of Hungary, Viktor Orbán, invited heads of state and government across Europe to the fifth meeting of the European Political Community, which will take place in Budapest on 7 November 2024.

The Council approved conclusions on a homogeneous extended internal market and EU relations with non-EU Western European countries and with the Faroe Islands.

The Council has adopted a decision authorising the Commission to open negotiations with Switzerland on a broad package of measures as basis for future EU-Switzerland relations.

European Council President Charles Michel addressed the members of the European Political Community.

President Michel addressed the press before the start of the second European Political Community meeting held in Moldova

On 6 October 2022, President Michel attends the first European Political Community meeting in Prague, which brings together leaders from across the continent.

The fourteenth meeting of the Accession Conference with Montenegro at Ministerial level was held on Monday 13 December 2021 in Brussels.

Enlargement: new enlargement methodology will be applied to Montenegro and Serbia