Europäische Union

The President of the European Council, António Costa, gave a speech at the second meeting of the initiative 'In defence of democracy: fighting against extremism', held in New York on 24 September 2025 as part of the 80th United Nations General Assembly.

On 24 September 2025, European Council President António Costa was in New York at the First Biennial Summit for a Sustainable, Inclusive and Resilient Global Economy, as part of the 80th United Nations General Assembly. In his speech, he emphasized the European Union’s ongoing commitment to advancing the Sustainable Development Goals and highlighted the urgent need to mobilize funding to achieve them in order to contribute to global prosperity.

Council agrees position on the ‘stop-the-clock’ mechanism on requirements and procedures for chemical products.

Press briefing ahead of the upcoming Competitiveness Council will take place on 25 September 2025 at 15.00.

On 23 September 2025, European Council President António Costa was in New York at the United Nations Security Council on Ukraine, as part of the 80th United Nations General Assembly. In his speech, he emphasised the European Union’s unwavering support for Ukraine and the pursuit of peace as a top priority.

Investment simplification: Council agrees position on the ‘Invest EU’ regulation to boost EU competitiveness.

Today Council and Parliament reach provisional agreement to update EU water rules, adding new pollutants and strengthening monitoring and compliance.

President of the European Council António Costa delivered a speech at the high-level conference on the two-State solution in New York on 22 September 2025.

Der Rat verlängerte den Rahmen für restriktive Maßnahmen angesichts von Handlungen, die die Stabilität und den politischen Übergang Sudans untergraben, bis zum 10. Oktober 2026.

Der Rat hat heute eine Verordnung über die Vermeidung der Freisetzung von Kunststoffgranulat entlang der gesamten Lieferkette zur Verringerung der Umweltverschmutzung durch Mikroplastik angenommen.

Der Rat gibt grünes Licht für eine Reihe aktualisierter Vorschriften, um die EU besser in die Lage zu versetzen, auf nicht nachhaltige, von Drittländern zugelassene Fischerei zu reagieren.

Joint communiqué - sixth trilateral meeting of the African Union, the European Union and the United Nations, New York, 21 September 2025.

O presidente do Conselho Europeu, António Costa, discursou na cerimónia de alto nível do Fórum Social Porto, no Porto (Portugal), a 19 de setembro de 2025.

Wichtigste Tagesordnungspunkte, ungefährer Zeitplan, öffentliche Tagungen und Pressetermine.

Remarks by Eurogroup President Paschal Donohoe on Eurogroup's work programme, economic outlook, progress on the digital euro, and G7 discussions.

Der Präsident des Europäischen Rates, António Costa, wird die Europäische Union auf der 80. hochrangigen Tagungswoche der Vereinten Nationen vertreten, die vom 21. bis 25. September 2025 in New York stattfindet.

Weekly schedule of President António Costa, 21 September – 28 September 2025.

Die Staats- und Regierungschefs der EU werden in Kopenhagen (Dänemark) zusammenkommen, um über die europäische Verteidigung und die Ukraine zu beraten.