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A pleasure to participate in the NATO Leaders’ Dinner hosted by @SecGenNATO and President @RTErdogan. Europe is taking ...

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 ...

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

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

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 ...

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

Today, the Council adopted its position on a regulation to allow online service providers to resume voluntary detection and removal of child sexual abuse material on their platforms. The measure aims ...

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 ...

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 ...