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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".

Der Präsident des Europäischen Rates, António Costa, traf am 9. September 2026 in Berlin (Deutschland) mit dem deutschen Bundeskanzler Friedrich Merz zusammen. Das Treffen fand im Rahmen der jährlichen „Tour des Capitales“ von Präsident Costa statt.

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

Der Präsident des Europäischen Rates, António Costa, wird seine Rundreise in die EU-Mitgliedstaaten fortsetzen, um die Staats- und Regierungschefs dort zu treffen.

Am 24. Oktober 2026 werden die Staats- und Regierungschefs der Mitgliedstaaten der Europäischen Union und der Länder des Golf-Kooperationsrates (GCC) in Saudi-Arabien zum zweiten EU-GCC-Gipfeltreffen zusammenkommen. Auf Seiten der EU wird der Präsident des Europäischen Rates, António Costa, den Vorsitz bei diesem multilateralen Gipfeltreffen führen. Gemeinsam mit ihm wird die Präsidentin der Europäischen Kommission, Ursula von der Leyen, die EU vertreten.

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".

Kyriakos Pierrakakis, President of the Eurogroup, is travelling to Dublin for the Eurogroup meeting as well as bilateral talks.

Press briefing ahead of the upcoming General Affairs Council will take place on Friday, 18 September 2026 at 15.00

Today the Council set its position on a revised law to increase, from 2026 to 2030, free carbon allowances for the sectors falling under heat and fuel ETS benchmarks.

Press remarks by the Eurogroup President after his meeting with Lars Klingbeil, Vice Chancellor of Germany and Federal Minister of Finance on economic challenges, need for structural reforms, fiscal discipline, and strategic investments in energy, technology, and resilience to strengthen competitiveness and sovereignty.

European Council President, António Costa, had a meeting with Chancellor of Austria, Christian Stocker, on 15 September 2026, in Vienna, Austria. The meeting is part of President Costa's annual "Tour des Capitales".

Kyriakos Pierrakakis, President of the Eurogroup, is travelling to Berlin for bilateral talks.

President of the European Council António Costa presented the outcome of the discussions of the European Arctic Summit held in Rovaniemi on 14 September 2026.

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.

The President of the European Council, António Costa, will conclude his last week of visits to national leaders from EU member states.

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".