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President Costa travelled to the Western Balkans to meet with regional leaders and co-chair the EU-WB Summit. On Tuesday 2 June, he visited Tirana and met with Prime Minister of Albania Edi Rama.

The agreement will speed up and increase the number of returns of persons illegally staying in member states.

President Costa travelled to the Western Balkans to meet with regional leaders and co-chair the EU-WB Summit. On Monday 1st of June, he visited Sarajevo and met with the members of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Die Europäische Union verurteilt aufs Schärfste den schwerwiegenden Vorfall vom 29. Mai 2026, bei dem eine mit Sprengstoff beladene russische Drohne, die Teil eines nächtlichen Angriffs auf die Ukraine war, in ein Wohngebäude in Galați (Rumänien) einschlug.

Weekly schedule of President António Costa, 1-7 June 2026.

Erklärung der Hohen Vertreterin im Namen der Europäischen Union zur Erklärung einiger Drittländer, sich dem Beschluss (GASP) 2026/1105 des Rates vom 18. Mai 2026 zur Änderung des Beschlusses 2013/255/GASP über restriktive Maßnahmen angesichts der Lage in Syrien und dem Durchführungsbeschluss (GASP) 2026/1106 des Rates vom 18. Mai 2026 zur Änderung des Beschlusses 2013/255/GASP über restriktive Maßnahmen angesichts der Lage in Syrienanzuschließen.

Erklärung des Hohen Vertreters im Namen der Europäischen Union zur Erklärung einiger Drittländer, sich dem Beschluss (GASP) 2026/1079 des Rates vom 11. Mai 2026 zur Änderung des Beschlusses (GASP) 2019/797 über restriktive Maßnahmen gegen Cyberangriffe, die die Union oder ihre Mitgliedstaaten bedrohen, anzuschließen

The President of the European Council, António Costa, together with the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, will represent the EU at the 11th EU-Republic of Korea summit taking place in Brussels on 10 June 2026. President Lee Jae Myung will represent the Republic of Korea. The summit will be an opportunity to taking the EU-Republic of Korea strategic partnership forward in all its dimensions.

Approximate timing and press opportunities.

The Council approved a framework to implement the EU drugs strategy and endorsed an action plan aimed at reducing both drug use and drug trafficking.

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

Council approves the opening of negotiations with the six Western Balkan partners with a view to extending the EU's Roam Like at Home (RLAH) area to them.

The Council adopted the fourth assistance measure under the EPF to support the Lebanese Armed Forces, bringing the support to the LAF to €182 million to date.

President Costa travelled to the Western Balkans to meet with regional leaders and co-chair the EU-WB Summit. On Thursday 4 June, he visited Belgrade and met with President of Serbia Aleksandar Vučić.

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President Costa travelled to the Western Balkans to meet with regional leaders and co-chair the EU-WB Summit. On Wednesday 3 June, he visited Pristina and met acting President, caretaker Prime Minister and with chairs of opposition political parties.

A tagállamok képviselői a mai napon jóváhagyták az agilis és gyors védelmi innovációra irányuló program (AGILE) létrehozásáról szóló javaslatra vonatkozó tanácsi álláspontot.

The press briefing ahead of the Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Council will take place on Thursday, 4 June 2026 at 15.00.

President Costa travelled to the Western Balkans to meet with regional leaders and co-chair the EU-WB Summit. On Tuesday 2 June, he visited Skopje and met with Prime Minister of North Macedonia Hristijan Mickoski.

President Costa travelled to the Western Balkans to meet with regional leaders and co-chair the EU-WB Summit. On Tuesday 2 June, he visited Tirana and met with Prime Minister of Albania Edi Rama.