Press remarks by President António Costa following the meeting with President of Cyprus, Nikos Christodoulides

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Mr President, dear Nikos, first of all, thank you very much for your warm and friendly welcome to Cyprus, and for this opportunity to work face to face and together to prepare the coming months of the European Union. These visits are very important for me. First of all, because it is important to bring the European institutions closer to the citizens. Secondly, because it is very important to e...
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Press remarks by President António Costa following the meeting with Prime Minister of Greece, Kyriakos Mitsotakis

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Prime Minister, dear Kyriakos, first of all, I would like to thank you - not only for your warm, but friendly, welcome in Athens. These visits are very important not only for me, but also for the European Union. Because first of all, it's important to bring the European institutions closer to their citizens, to engage with all the leaders. We are a Union in diversity and all the voices, all the...
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Press briefing – Eurogroup meeting of 19 September 2025

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The press briefing ahead of the Eurogroup meeting will take place on Wednesday, 17 September at 14.00. The briefing will be "off the record" and will be given by Tuomas Saarenheimo, President of the Eurogroup Working Group. The press briefing will take place in a hybrid format: EU accredited journalists will be able to participate and ask questions either remotely or in person at the Europa ...
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EEAS: Russia: Statement by the Spokesperson on regional elections and their non-applicability to Ukrainian territories

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On 14 September, Russian authorities hold regional and local elections, including in the illegally annexed Crimea, namely the city of Sevastopol. The EU does not recognise either the so-called “elections” or their results in the occupied territory. This is another violation of international law, including the UN Charter and Ukraine's sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity. More tha...
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António Costa’s ‘Tour des Capitales’: preview for week 3

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The President of the European Council, António Costa, is visiting EU leaders in their member states in the first three weeks of September. This 'Tour des Capitales' allows President Costa to gather views from the heads of state or government about the EU’s agenda and to prepare the ground for upcoming European Council meetings and international summits. In his meetings with leaders, Presiden...
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Maritime Sanctions Briefing Hosted by RUSI and the Danish EU Council Presidency

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On the Thursday 11 September, the Centre for Finance and Security (CFS) at RUSI and the Danish EU Council Presidency hosted a closed-door briefing on strengthening oversight of flag registries to disrupt the operations of the global shadow fleet. The discussion explored the role of permissive flag states in facilitating sanctions evasion by Russia, Iran, and other actors, and presented new policy ...
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First ever EU-Egypt summit to take place in Brussels on 22 October

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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 first EU-Egypt summit taking place in Brussels on 22 October 2025. President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi will represent Egypt. The summit will focus on bilateral relations and further deepening the political and economic partnership, as set ou...
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Press remarks by President António Costa following the meeting with Prime Minister of Slovakia, Robert Fico

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Dear Prime Minister, dear Robert, first of all, thank you very much for your warm welcome and frank discussion. These meetings are very important for me. First of all, because it's important to keep European institutions close to the European citizens. Secondly, because it's very important to engage directly with all the leaders. Because in the European Council, all the voices count. All the leade...
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