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".

European Council President, António Costa, had a meeting with Prime Minister of Greece, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, on 3 September 2026, in Athens, Greece. The meeting is part of President Costa's annual "Tour des Capitales".

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".

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".

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.

European Council President, António Costa, had a meeting with President of Lithuania, Gitanas Nausėda, on 26 August 2026, in Vilnius, Lithuania. The meeting is part of President Costa's annual "Tour des Capitales".

European Council President, António Costa, had a meeting with Prime Minister of Estonia, Kristen Michal, on 25 August 2026, in Tallinn, Estonia. The meeting is part of President Costa's annual "Tour des Capitales".

European Council President, António Costa, had a meeting with Prime Minister of Slovakia, Robert Fico, on 25 August 2026, in Bratislava, Slovakia. The meeting is part of President Costa's annual "Tour des Capitales".

Il Consiglio ha concordato oggi posizioni sulle parti connesse alla coesione del prossimo bilancio a lungo termine dell'UE (QFP): i regolamenti relativi al Fondo europeo di sviluppo regionale e al Fondo sociale europeo.

Il Consiglio autorizza la Commissione ad avviare negoziati con il Regno Unito su accordi in materia di energia elettrica e coesione e consente la partecipazione del Regno Unito a Erasmus+.

I ministri responsabili delle politiche di coesione hanno approvato conclusioni del Consiglio sull'agenda dell'UE per le città.

Il Consiglio modifica i regolamenti esistenti per affrontare le sfide attuali ed emergenti nel contesto del riesame intermedio della politica di coesione dell'UE.

President of the European Council António Costa travelled to Uzhhorod (Ukraine) and gave a speech at the Congress of Regional and Local Authorities on 5 September 2025.

Il Consiglio e il Parlamento raggiungono un accordo provvisorio per affrontare meglio le sfide attuali ed emergenti nel contesto del riesame intermedio della politica di coesione dell'UE.

Il Consiglio concorda posizioni negoziali per affrontare meglio le sfide attuali ed emergenti nel contesto del riesame intermedio della politica di coesione dell'UE.

Il Consiglio approva conclusioni che valutano l'azione della politica di coesione a favore dei rifugiati ucraini in Europa.

Il Consiglio approva conclusioni che definiscono orientamenti chiari per il futuro della politica di coesione dell'UE.

At the 1st plenary session 2025 of the European Committee of the Regions, the President of the European Council, António Costa, emphasized the crucial role of local and regional governments in shaping the future of Europe and its citizens. He called for a united effort to strengthen Europe’s defence, security, and competitiveness, highlighting the importance of multi-level governance to tackle the current challenges that Europe is facing.

During his speech at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, President Costa highlighted that the outermost regions have a strategic importance for the EU and that he will work to ensure that all nine outermost regions are fully recognised in the EU's cohesion policy, competitiveness compass, financial solutions, and sustainable development.