Weekly schedule of President António Costa, 13-19 July 2026.

Speech by the Eurogroup President, Kyriakos Pierrakakis, on how the European budget supports the euro and expands Europe's productive capacity and long-term prosperity.

On Wednesday 1 July, President Costa travelled to Dublin to attend the official opening of the Irish presidency of the Council of the European Union. Ahead of the ceremony he met with Taoiseach Micheál Martin.

President António Costa travelled to Dublin (Ireland) to attend the opening ceremony of the Irish Presidency of the Council of the European Union, where he delivered a speech.

President of the European Council, António Costa, delivered a speech at the Ukraine Recovery Conference organised in Gdańsk (Poland) on 25 June 2026.

Weekly schedule of President António Costa, 22-28 June 2026.

Following the 11th EU-Egypt Association Council, the EU and Egypt issued a joint press statement reaffirming the 2024 Strategic and Comprehensive Partnership and stressing the importance of strengthening bilateral cooperation on security, economy, migration and regional stability.

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

The President of the European Council, António Costa, and the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, spoke to the press ahead of the G7 summit in Évian (France), on 15 June 2026.

President of the European Council, António Costa, and President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, issued a joint statement on the agreement to open the first accession negotiations cluster with Ukraine and Moldova.

On 10 June 2026, President of the European Council, António Costa, delivered a public statement following the EU-Republic of Korea summit.

During the press conference held at the end of the EU-Western Balkans of 5 June 2026, President António Costa presented the main results of the discussions.

The Council approved a payment of nearly €2.8billion to Kyiv under the EU's Ukraine Facility, after the successful completion of eleven of the twenty steps required for the seventh instalment under the Ukraine Plan. Ukraine also completed two outstanding steps required for the fifth instalment and two outstanding steps required for the sixth instalment of the Ukraine Plan.

On 21 May 2026, President António Costa delivered a speech at the Mexican Senate, ahead of the 8th EU-Mexico summit of 22 May 2026, in Mexico City.

The President of the European Council, António Costa, and the President of Guatemala, Bernardo Arévalo, met in Guatemala City on 20 May 2026. After the meeting they issued a joint press release.

Greek Finance Minister Kyriakos Pierrakakis will represent the Eurogroup at the G7 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meeting.

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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.

Presidents Costa, von der Leyen and Zelenskyy issued a joint statement after their trilateral meeting in Agia Napa (Cyprus), before the informal meeting of the EU heads of state or government, on 23 April 2026.