European Council

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

The EU-UK Summit will take place on 20 November 2026 in the Europa building in Brussels.

The President of the European Council, António Costa, will travel to Montreal, Canada, for the 21st EU-Canada summit on 29 and 30 October. He will represent the EU together with the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen. Canada will be represented by Prime Minister Mark Carney.

Press briefing ahead of the upcoming Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Council (Energy) will take place on 28 October 2026 at 16.30.

The Council agrees its negotiating position on the regulation for the post-2027 common agricultural policy, aiming to support a more competitive, sustainable and resilient EU agriculture sector.

Council agrees on Baltic Sea fisheries catch limits for 2027 for key fish stocks, namely herring, sprat, cod, salmon and plaice.

Today the Council adopted a set of decisions mobilising funds for Ukraine under the European Peace Facility. These decisions will allow for the partial reimbursement of previously delivered military aid and provide additional financing for the EU Military Assistance Mission in Support of Ukraine.

Information about accreditation requirements for the one-year badge (2027)

The European Council will take place on 17 and 18 December 2026 in the Europa building in Brussels.

The Council extended restrictive measures against individuals and groups associated with ISIL/Da'esh and Al-Qaeda for a further year, until 31 October 2027.

Weekly schedule of President António Costa, 26 October-1 November 2026.

The press briefing will take place on Tuesday 27 October 2026 at 10:30.

On 23 October 2026, European Council President António Costa travelled to Budapest and delivered a speech to the Hungarian National Assembly on the 70th anniversary of the Hungarian revolution of 1956.

Council adopts its negotiating position on the regulation to create a 28th regime corporate legal framework, EU inc.

EU and Western Balkans leaders will meet in Brussels on 25 November. The Summit will highlight the strategic importance of the relations between the EU and the Western Balkans. The President of the European Council will represent the EU at the summit together with the President of the European Commission.

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.

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.