European Council President, António Costa, had a meeting with Prime Minister of Malta, Robert Abela, on 10 September 2026, in Valletta, Malta. The meeting is part of President Costa's annual "Tour des Capitales".

European Council President, António Costa, had a meeting with Chancellor of Germany, Friedrich Merz, on 9 September 2026, in Berlin, Germany. The meeting is part of President Costa's annual "Tour des Capitales".

European Council President, António Costa, had a meeting with Prime Minister of Poland, Donald Tusk, on 9 September 2026, in Warsaw, Poland. The meeting is part of President Costa's annual "Tour des Capitales".

On 5 September 2026, European Council President António Costa delivered a keynote speech at the Intelligence on the World, Europe, and Italy – Cernobbio Forum, in Cernobbio, Italy.

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.

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".

Weekly schedule of President António Costa, 7-13 September 2026

Il-President tal-Kunsill Ewropew, António Costa, ser ikompli ż-żjarat tiegħu fl-istati membri tal-UE biex jiltaqa' mal-mexxejja nazzjonali.

On 24 October 2026, the leaders of the European Union member states and the countries of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) will meet in Saudi Arabia for the second EU-GCC Summit. On the EU side, this multilateral summit will be co-chaired by the President of the European Council, António Costa. The EU will also be represented by the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen. 

European Council President, António Costa, had a meeting with President of Cyprus, Nikos Christodoulides, on 4 September 2026, in Nicosia, Cyprus. 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".

Il-qafas doganali l-ġdid tal-UE jagħti lill-awtoritajiet sett ta' għodod aktar moderni biex jindirizzaw l-isfidi u x-xejriet emerġenti, bħall-espansjoni fil-kummerċ elettroniku.

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".

Il-Kunsill appoġġa l-proposta tal-Kummissjoni li jiġu introdotti miżuri temporanji ta' liberalizzazzjoni tal-kummerċ biex jiġu appoġġati l-esportazzjonijiet Armeni u jissaħħu r-relazzjonijiet kummerċjali bejn l-UE u l-Armenja.

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.

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

The European Council will take place on 15 and 16 October 2026 in the Europa building in Brussels.

Dikjarazzjoni mir-Rappreżentant Għoli f'isem l-Unjoni Ewropea dwar l-allinjament ta' ċerti pajjiżi dwar miżuri restrittivi fir-rigward ta' azzjonijiet li jipperikolaw jew jheddu l-integrità territorjali, is-sovranità u l-indipendenza tal-Ukrajna.