European Council

On 22 October 2026, European Council President António Costa and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen held talks with President of Viet Nam Tô Lâm in Brussels on bilateral cooperation, regional security and global challenges.

President Costa and President von der Leyen received letters of credence from nineteen new Ambassadors to the European Union.

The Council and the Parliament agreed new rules to revitalise the EU’s securitisation market - an integral part of the savings and investments union (SIU) and the ‘One Europe, One Market’ roadmap to boost economic growth.

Statement by the High Representative on behalf of the EU on the ratification of the Libya-Türkiye MoU by Libya’s House of Representatives.

Council agrees negotiating position on proposal for a regulation suspending extended producer responsibility.

Simplification: Council agrees position to streamline EU’s data, privacy and cyber reporting rules.

The Council and the European Parliament reached a provisional agreement on amending the rules on the invalidation of allowances in the market stability reserve, in order to increase long-term market liquidity and predictability within its emission trading system.

Press briefing ahead of the upcoming Agriculture and Fisheries Council will take place on 23 October 2026 at 13:00.

António Costa, président du Conseil européen, a présenté à la plénière du Parlement européen, à Strasbourg, un compte rendu des discussions qui ont eu lieu lors de la réunion du Conseil européen des 15 et 16 octobre 2026.

Joint statement by the President of the European Council António Costa and the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen.

The Council and the European Parliament have reached a provisional agreement on simpler and clearer rules on the production, labelling, certification and trade of organic products.

The Special European Council will take place on 26 and 27 November 2026 in the Europa building in Brussels.

Information about accreditation requirements for the one-year badge (2026)

The European Union is carrying out the 2026 edition of its crisis management exercise - EU Integrated Resolve (EU IR26).

The Council has adopted the first bilateral assistance measure under the European Peace Facility, worth €20 million, to support the Nigerian armed forces.

The Council has appointed Ilze Brands Kehris as EU Special Representative for Human Rights, from 19 October 2026 to 29 February 2028.

The Council has adopted a recommendation setting out a person-centred, housing-led approach to preventing housing exclusion, including homelessness, in the EU.

Council reaches partial negotiating position on an updated set of rules governing the common market organisation for agricultural products in the framework of the negotiations on the post-2027 MFF.

The Council has approved conclusions calling for greater efforts to boost equality as a means of strengthening economic growth and competitiveness in Europe.

The Council of the EU has adopted a set of revised rules aimed at protecting workers in the EU from exposure to hazardous substances that could cause illnesses such as cancer or asthma.