First of all, let me thank Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen for hosting us here in Copenhagen for this informal European Council. Our meeting today had one core theme: safeguarding the security of our continent. European citizens are justifiably concerned about Russia’s increasingly provocative and reckless behaviour. When Denmark, Poland or Estonia act against incursions into their airspace...
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The European Union welcomes the adoption of Resolution 2793(2025) by the United Nations Security Council. We acknowledge the leadership of the United States and Panama in bringing this resolution forward, and commend Kenya for its commitment in leading the Multinational Security Support Mission. This resolution paves the way for the establishment of a stronger international force with a more...
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Today, we will discuss security and defence, one of the main concerns of European citizens. As you remember, last February we held a brainstorming day on defence — a very important moment to have a strategic discussion on defence. Since then, we have been doing a lot. The Commission came up with the White Paper on Defence, the SAFE Programme, and a mechanism to activate the national escape c...
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Good morning, It is really a pleasure to be back in Copenhagen. Today we have two big topics that we are going to talk about: one is defence and the other is Ukraine. On defence, we have already done a lot, provided several financial instruments. And now we are also discussing the roadmap, how we can actually nudge Member States to work more closely together, and to join projects and real...
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PRESS INVITATION – CLIMATE MARCH 2025 On Sunday, October 5, the Climate Coalition – bringing together over 100 organisations including trade unions, health insurance funds, environmental associations, North-South NGOs, youth groups and citizen collectives – will once again take to the streets of Brussels for the CLIMATE MARCH. The call is clear: public money must fund a fair and ambitious climate...
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last week, the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) has again lost connection to its last external power supply. It is the 10th time since Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine began. This is the longest and most severe outage, in particular as military activity continues to prevent the repair and reconnection of power lines. We call on Russia to immediately cease...
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It was a great pleasure to welcome today the coalition of Mayors for Housing. And it is very clear that from Dublin to Athens, we are facing a multi-layer crisis — a housing crisis. A layer with homeless, a crisis for householders with lower incomes, but also a crisis impacting the middle class and very especially, the young generation. And if you want to strengthen our social cohesion, to stre...
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The press briefing ahead of the Informal meeting of heads of state or government in Copenhagen of 1 October 2025 will take place on Monday 29 September 2025 at 15.30. This briefing will be "off the record". The press briefing will take place in a hybrid format: EU accredited journalists will be able to participate and ask questions either in person at the Justus Lipsius press room or remotel...
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The world faces a crucial choice. Do we want a rules-based international order, that upholds multilateralism and the United Nations Charter? Or a chaotic world based on unilateralism, violence, and disruption? The European Union knows where it stands. We are a project of peace, of reconciliation, of social justice. We are — and will remain — a steadfast defender of multilateralism, of the rules...
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Strengthened partnership to deliver on global challenges The meeting of Foreign Ministers of the European Union (EU) and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) took place in New York on 24 September 2025. The meeting provided a timely platform to advance the constructive bi-regional dialogue, paving the way for the upcoming IV CELAC-EU Summit set to take place on 9-10 ...
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