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On 11 March 2026, the President of the European Council, António Costa and the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev met in Baku, the Republic of Azerbaijan.

Council agrees on a mandate to begin negotiations with the European Parliament on new simplified provisions for fisheries and aquaculture statistics.

The President of the Eurogroup, Kyriakos Pierrakakis, has sent a letter to the President of the Euro Summit, António Costa, to report on the recent work by the Eurogroup and upcoming work priorities.

European Council President António Costa addressed the press following the meeting with the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev in Baku, on 11 March 2026.

Research funders urged to back a voluntary charter including commitments to paid maternity leave for PhD students and more help to return to work and flexible working.

An open letter from Science Secretary Liz Kendall inviting UK research funders to join a new voluntary charter improving outcomes for women in research.

An evaluation setting out progress on the Cyber-AI Hub Programme being delivered in Northern Ireland by Queen’s University Belfast.

Reforms will strengthen conditions for joining and remaining in the queue for demand connections, and prioritise projects that deliver growth and jobs.

The Government has launched a consultation asking the public to share their views on how digital ID is used to make public services quicker, easier and more secure to access.

Figures showing participation in the Cyber Explorers programme, by quarter.

Tech firms must do more to protect women and girls online or face further action, Tech Secretary Liz Kendall warns at major platform roundtable.

Remarks by Eurogroup President Kyriakos Pierrakakis on macroeconomic developments in the euro area, digital finance (including tokenisation and stablecoins), and energy prices and their implications f…

Eurogroup issued a statement on the Belgian draft budgetary plan for 2026.

The Council has adopted a recommendation on human capital that will help member states tackle labour and skills shortages across the EU, with a view to boosting competitiveness and resilience.

President Costa and President von der Leyen issued a joint statement after the video conference with Leaders from Middle East countries on the war in Iran, on 9 March 2026.

Three-year funding commitment alongside new industry partnership pilot.

The Council has approved conclusions calling on member states and the Commission to invest in children, in order to increase their well-being and combat poverty and social exclusion in the EU.

The Council today agreed to the appointment of Andrés Ritter as the new European chief prosecutor to the EPPO from 1 November 2026.

New terrestrial timing signal will ease reliance on satellite systems for digital infrastructure, like mobile phone networks and online banking.

A pre-release of the next version of the UK digital verification services trust framework.

This guidance, also known as Good Practice Guide (GPG) 45, helps you decide how to check, or ask others to check, the identity of those you interact with.

This guidance, also known as Good Practice Guide (GPG) 44, will help you choose an authenticator that will give you the level of protection that’s most suitable for users accessing your service.

Weekly schedule of President António Costa, 9-15 March 2026.

Guidance on creating, storing and checking evidence of someone’s identity that relies on a ‘vouch’, a formal declaration from a third-party that knows them and is willing to confirm their identity.

Guidance on creating, binding, scoring and sharing attributes for organisations certified against the UK digital verification services trust framework as an attribute service provider, or interested i…

Guidance for services certified against the UK digital verification services trust framework who offer delegated authority as part of their service.

A specification to help DVS and relying parties organise and exchange information in a consistent way to enable interoperability

A pre-release of the next version of the supplementary code for digital right to work checks

A pre-release of the next version of the supplementary code for digital right to rent checks

A pre-release of the next version of the supplementary code for Disclosure and Barring Service digital identity checks