President of the European Council, António Costa, will travel to Ankara (Türkiye) on 7 and 8 July. On Tuesday, he will attend ...

They are appointed on permanent contracts. Permanent EU officials make up most of our workforce at the Council. To become an ...

Congratulations to our friends and partners in the United States of America on the 250th anniversary of your independence. On ...

The Council imposed restrictive measures on six Russian individuals involved in the development of chemical weapons, notably ...

Press briefing ahead of the upcoming Eurogroup meeting of 9 July will take place on Tuesday 7 July 2026 at 15.30.

Together, the EU and its 27 member states are Ukraine’s biggest provider of financial assistance. The goal is to finance the country’s immediate needs and support its recovery and reconstruction in ...

The EU welcomes the framework agreement signed by Lebanon and Israel in Washington, which calls for the disarmament of Hezbollah enabling the IDF to progressively redeploy out of the Lebanese ...

The measure intends to protect children by allowing online providers to voluntarily detect, report and remove child sexual ...

Today, the Council formally adopted two regulations implementing the tariff-related commitments set out in the EU-US Joint Statement of 21 August 2025. The adoption completes the legislative process ...

The Council renewed today the EU restrictive measures in view of the Russian Federation’s continuing actions destabilising the situation in Ukraine for a further 12 months, until 31 July 2027. The ...

In reaction to the energy crisis that was sparked in 2022 by Russia's invasion of Ukraine and weaponisation of Europe's gas supplies, the EU took measures to increase gas reserves. In the following ...

Kyriakos Pierrakakis, President of the Eurogroup, attended the Rencontres Économiques in Aix-en-Provences. He spoke at the plenary session 'One World, Clashing Visions: Who Sets the Standards?'.