The President of the European Council, António Costa, will travel across the EU in the first three weeks of September to meet leaders from the member states.

In the EU, every voice matters, and proximity is essential to understanding each country’s priorities and concerns. This is ...

The EU issued a statement honoring victims of religious intolerance and violence, and reaffirms its commitment to protect freedom of religion or belief, promote interfaith dialogue, and support global ...

Press remarks by President António Costa following the video conference of the members of the European Council.

Following a video conference with EU leaders, President Costa underlined that the EU, together with the US, will work on security guarantees to Ukraine and prepare next steps for achieving a just and ...

Meetings of the Foreign Affairs Council are chaired by the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, currently Kaja Kallas. The High Representative is assisted by the ...

António Costa is the President of the European Council. Prior to that, he was the Prime Minister of Portugal between November 2015 and April 2024.

The members of the European Council are the 27 heads of state and government of the EU countries.

Press releases and statements from the European Council and its president, the Council of the EU, Council preparatory bodies and the Eurogroup President.

Health ministers discussed smoke- and aerosol-free environments, the pharmaceutical package, cardiovascular health, organ donation and transplantation, and the European Health Union.

Coreper I is composed of each country's deputy permanent representatives. Its meetings are chaired by the deputy permanent representative of the country holding the presidency of the Council of the ...

What is the Ukraine Facility? The EU is firmly committed to contributing to the repair, recovery and reconstruction of Ukraine. It is set to provide sustained support, especially for Ukraine’s ...