Europäischer Rat (Nachrichten)

The Council listed eight persons and one entity responsible for serious human rights violations and abuses outside of Iran, such as extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions and killings and enforced disappearance of persons.

The European Union and the six Central American countries of Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama met in Brussels on 14 July 2025 for an historical first EU-Central America Association Council in the framework of the Association Agreement between Central America and the EU.

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

European Council President António Costa and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, met with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan to reaffirm and advance the growing partnership between the European Union and Armenia.

Statement by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union on the alignment of certain third countries with Council Decision (CFSP) 2025/1320 of 30 June 2025 amending Decision 2014/512/CFSP concerning restrictive measures in view of Russia’s actions destabilising the situation in Ukraine.

European Council President António Costa met with the President of Indonesia Prabowo Subianto in Brussels. In his opening remarks, he highlighted that the trade agreement will deepen our exchanges and build a strategic partnership that reflects our shared objectives.

Überblick über die wichtigsten Themen für Tagungen des Rates der EU in den nächsten zwei Wochen und über bevorstehende Medientermine.

Weekly schedule of President António Costa,13-20 July 2025.

The Council today appointed Ralf Schröder as new head of mission for the European Union Advisory Mission in Iraq (EUAM Iraq).

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

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

The President of the European Council, António Costa, visited Srebrenica (Bosnia and Herzegovina) on 11 July 2025 and delivered a speech at the ceremony to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Srebrenica genocide.

The leaders of member states and international organisations of the Coalition of the Willing gathered in London, Rome and virtually to discuss strengthening support to Ukraine and further pressure on Russia.

President of the European Council António Costa travelled to Rome and gave a speech at the second plenary session of the Ukraine Recovery Conference on 10 July 2025.

Press briefing ahead of the upcoming Foreign Affairs Council will take place on 11 July 2025 at 15.30.

Der Rat hat sich heute auf seinen Standpunkt zum Entwurf des EU-Haushaltsplans 2026 geeinigt. Insgesamt sind im Standpunkt des Rates für den Haushalt des nächsten Jahres 186,24 Milliarden € an Mitteln für Verpflichtungen und 186,49 Milliarden € an Mitteln für Zahlungen vorgesehen; Mittel für besondere Instrumente, die nicht unter den Mehrjährigen Finanzrahmen (MFR) fallen, sind darin nicht enthalten.

Der Präsident des Europäischen Rates António Costa informierte das Europäische Parlament auf dessen Plenartagung in Straßburg über die Beratungen auf der Tagung des Europäischen Rates vom 26. Juni 2025.

Der Rat hat heute ein neues Verfahren bei einem übermäßigen Defizit (VÜD) betreffend Österreich eingeleitet und den Nettoausgabenpfad Rumäniens überarbeitet, da das Land keine wirksamen Maßnahmen ergriffen hat.

On 24-25 November 2025, the leaders of the European Union member states and the countries of the African Union will meet in Luanda, Angola for the seventh EU-African Union summit. This multilateral summit will be co-chaired by the President of Angola, João Lourenço, and 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.

The Council today approved the final three legal acts required for Bulgaria to introduce the euro on 1 January 2026.