Overzicht van de agenda van de Raad van de EU voor de komende 2 weken en aanstaande media-evenementen.

Weekly schedule of President António Costa, 13-20 September 2026

Press briefing ahead of the upcoming Eurogroup meeting of 18 September will take place on Wednesday 16 September 2026 at 14.00.

António Costa, voorzitter van de Europese Raad, sluit zijn laatste week van bezoeken aan de nationale leiders van de EU-lidstaten af.

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.

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

António Costa, voorzitter van de Europese Raad, zet zijn bezoeken aan de nationale leiders in de EU-lidstaten voort.

Op 24 oktober 2026 komen de leiders van de lidstaten van de Europese Unie en de landen van de Samenwerkingsraad van de Golf (GCC) in Saudi-Arabië bijeen voor de tweede top EU-GCC. Namens de EU wordt deze multilaterale top mede voorgezeten door António Costa, voorzitter van de Europese Raad. De EU wordt ook vertegenwoordigd door Ursula von der Leyen, voorzitter van de Europese Commissie.

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".

Het nieuwe EU-douanekader biedt de autoriteiten een moderner instrumentarium om het hoofd te bieden aan nieuwe uitdagingen en trends, zoals de enorme toename van e-commerce.

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".

De Raad staat achter het Commissievoorstel om tijdelijke handelsliberaliseringsmaatregelen in te voeren ten behoeve van de Armeense uitvoer en om de handelsbetrekkingen tussen de EU en Armenië te versterken.

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.