The meeting of the European Council will take place on 18 and 19 December 2025 in the Europa building in Brussels. It will be preceded by the EU-Western Balkans summit on 17 December 2025.
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At the 7th European Union-African Union summit in Luanda (Angola) on 24-25 November 2025, the EU and African Union leaders agreed on a joint declaration.
Press briefing ahead of the upcoming Education, Youth, Culture and Sport Council will take place on 26 November 2025 at 14.30.
On November 24, the President of the European Council, António Costa, participated in the European Union-African Union Summit in Luanda, Angola.
Remarks by President António Costa following the informal EU Leaders’ meeting of 24 November 2025 in Luanda
Today, the Council formally adopted the EU’s budget for 2026. This budget is the result of negotiations with the European Parliament that lead to an agreement on 15 November 2025.
The Council adopted a set of decisions establishing three assistance measures under the European Peace Facility in support of Jordan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Chad. These measures aim …
Ahead of the European Union - African Union summit in Luanda, President António Costa and President Ursula von der Leyen shared their thoughts on the relationship between the EU and Africa.
President António Costa attended the G20 summit in Johannesburg. He spoke at Session III: "A fair and just future for all", on 23 November 2025.