European Council

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".

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

The President of the European Council, António Costa, will continue his visits to EU member states to meet national leaders.

On 24 October 2026, the leaders of the European Union member states and the countries of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) will meet in Saudi Arabia for the second EU-GCC Summit. On the EU side, this multilateral summit will be co-chaired by the President of the European Council, António Costa. The EU will also be represented by the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen. 

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".

The new EU customs framework gives authorities a more modern toolbox to deal with emerging challenges and trends, such as the boom in 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".

The Council backed Commission’s proposal to introduce temporary trade-liberalisation measures to support Armenian exports and strengthen EU-Armenia trade relations.

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.

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