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.

Weekly schedule of President António Costa, 26 October-1 November 2026.

Main agenda items, approximate timing, public sessions and press opportunities.

The press briefing will take place on Tuesday 27 October 2026 at 10:30.

On 23 October 2026, European Council President António Costa travelled to Budapest and delivered a speech to the Hungarian National Assembly on the 70th anniversary of the Hungarian revolution of 1956.

Council adopts its negotiating position on the regulation to create a 28^th regime corporate legal framework, EU inc.

The Special European Council will take place on 26 and 27 November 2026 in the Europa building in Brussels. It will be preceded by the EU-Western Balkans summit on 25 November 2026.

EU and Western Balkans leaders will meet in Brussels on 25 November. The Summit will highlight the strategic importance of the relations between the EU and the Western Balkans. The President of the European Council will represent the EU at the summit together with the President of the European Commission.

On 22 October 2026, European Council President António Costa and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen held talks with President of Viet Nam Tô Lâm in Brussels on bilateral cooperation, regional security and global challenges.

President Costa and President von der Leyen received letters of credence from nineteen new Ambassadors to the European Union.

The Council and the Parliament agreed new rules to revitalise the EU’s securitisation market - an integral part of the savings and investments union (SIU) and the ‘One Europe, One Market’ roadmap to boost economic growth.

Statement by the High Representative on behalf of the EU on the ratification of the Libya-Türkiye MoU by Libya’s House of Representatives.

Council agrees negotiating position on proposal for a regulation suspending extended producer responsibility.

Simplification: Council agrees position to streamline EU’s data, privacy and cyber reporting rules.

The Council and the European Parliament reached a provisional agreement on amending the rules on the invalidation of allowances in the market stability reserve, in order to increase long-term market liquidity and predictability within its emission trading system.

Press briefing ahead of the upcoming Agriculture and Fisheries Council will take place on 23 October 2026 at 13:00.

European Council President António Costa debriefed the European Parliament plenary in Strasbourg on the discussions held during the European Council meeting of 15 and 16 October 2026.

Joint statement by the President of the European Council António Costa and the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen.

Neuvosto ja Euroopan parlamentti ovat päässeet alustavaan sopimukseen luomutuotteiden tuotantoa, merkintöjä, sertifiointia ja kauppaa koskevista yksinkertaisemmista ja selkeämmistä säännöistä.

Information about accreditation requirements for the one-year badge (2026)