Diplomacy & Crisis News

On 11 March 2026, the President of the European Council, António Costa and the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev met in Baku, the Republic of Azerbaijan.

Council agrees on a mandate to begin negotiations with the European Parliament on new simplified provisions for fisheries and aquaculture statistics.

The President of the Eurogroup, Kyriakos Pierrakakis, has sent a letter to the President of the Euro Summit, António Costa, to report on the recent work by the Eurogroup and upcoming work priorities.

European Council President António Costa addressed the press following the meeting with the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev in Baku, on 11 March 2026.

Press briefing ahead of the upcoming Foreign Affairs Council will take place on 13 March 2026 at 15.00.

European Council President António Costa spoke at the annual conference of the EU ambassadors from the EU delegations and offices around the world, the heads of EU military and civilian missions and the heads of the European Commission representations in all 27 EU member states.

Remarks by Eurogroup President Kyriakos Pierrakakis on macroeconomic developments in the euro area, digital finance (including tokenisation and stablecoins), and energy prices and their implications for the euro area economy in the context of heightened geopolitical instability.

Eurogroup issued a statement on the Belgian draft budgetary plan for 2026.

Der Rat hat eine Empfehlung zum Humankapital angenommen, die den Mitgliedstaaten dabei helfen wird, den Arbeits- und Fachkräftemangel in der gesamten EU anzugehen, um so die Wettbewerbsfähigkeit und die Widerstandsfähigkeit zu stärken.

Präsident Costa und Präsidentin von der Leyen haben nach der Videokonferenz mit den Staats- und Regierungschefs mehrerer Länder des Nahen Ostens über den Krieg in Iran am 9. März 2026 eine gemeinsame Erklärung abgegeben.

The Council presidency, the European Central Bank, the European Commission and the President of the Eurogroup met with European social partners on 9 March 2026 to discuss recent developments of the economic situation, as well as a thematic topic chosen by the Cyprus Presidency: “Artificial Intelligence and the Future of the EU labour market: Safeguarding EU Competitiveness and Social Cohesion”.

Der Rat hat Schlussfolgerungen angenommen, mit denen die Mitgliedstaaten und die Kommission aufgefordert werden, in Kinder zu investieren, um ihr Wohlergehen zu stärken und Armut und soziale Ausgrenzung in der EU zu bekämpfen.

Der Rat hat heute der Ernennung von Andrés Ritter zum neuen Europäischen Generalstaatsanwalt der EUStA ab dem 1. November 2026 zugestimmt.

On 6 March 2026, European Council President António Costa was in Hamburg where he delivered a speech at the Matthiae Mahl event.

Weekly schedule of President António Costa, 9-15 March 2026.

Präsident Costa wird am 11. März in Baku zu einer Reihe hochrangiger Treffen mit dem Präsidenten Aserbaidschans, Ilham Alijew, und hochrangigen Regierungsvertretern zusammenkommen.

Main agenda items, approximate timing, public sessions and press opportunities.

Main agenda items, approximate timing, public sessions and press opportunities.

Press briefings ahead of the upcoming Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Council (Energy) of 16 March, and Environment Council of 17 March 2026 will take place on 13 March 2026 at 16.00

On 11 March 2026, the President of the European Council, António Costa and the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev met in Baku, the Republic of Azerbaijan.