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Press briefing ahead of the upcoming Agriculture and Fisheries Council will take place on 10 July 2026 at 11:00.

Press briefing ahead of the Economic and Financial Affairs Council and General Affairs Council will take place on Thursday, 9 July at 11.00. 

President of the European Council, António Costa, will travel to Ankara (Türkiye) on 7 and 8 July. On Tuesday, he will attend a leaders’ dinner ahead of the NATO summit. On Wednesday, together with President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, he will meet President of Türkiye, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.

Press briefing ahead of the upcoming Eurogroup meeting of 9 July will take place on Tuesday 7 July 2026 at 15.30.

Kyriakos Pierrakakis, President of the Eurogroup, attended the Rencontres Économiques in Aix-en-Provences. He spoke at the plenary session 'One World, Clashing Visions: Who Sets the Standards?'.

Weekly schedule of President António Costa, 6-12 July 2026.

The Council imposed restrictive measures on six Russian individuals involved in the development of chemical weapons, notably epibatidine, which is highly likely the cause of Alexei Navalny’s death.

The EU welcomes the framework agreement signed by Lebanon and Israel in Washington, which calls for the disarmament of Hezbollah enabling the IDF to progressively redeploy out of the Lebanese territory.

The measure intends to protect children by allowing online providers to voluntarily detect, report and remove child sexual abuse material online.

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.

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Thursday 9 July

Source : © European Union, 2026 - EP

Thursday 9 July

Source : © European Union, 2026 - EP

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