4. Developments in Iran and the wider region threaten regional and global security. The European Council calls for de-escalation and maximum restraint, the protection of civilians and civilian ...

The European Council today appointed Boris Vujčić as Vice-President of the European Central Bank for a non-renewable 8-year term. The new Vice-President will replace Luis de Guindos as of 1 June 2026.

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The European Council held an exchange of views with Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine. 2. As we enter the fifth year of Russia’s war of aggressio ...

On 19 March 2026, in the margins of the European Council meeting, European Council President António Costa and UN Secretary-General António Guterres addressed the press.

Statement by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union on the alignment of certain third countries with Council Decision (CFSP) 2026/490 of 26 February 2026 amending Decision ...

Before the start of the European Council meeting of 19-20 March 2026, European Council President António Costa addressed the press in Brussels.

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The Council agreed today on a mandate to begin negotiations with the European Parliament on a regulation establishing a new European framework for fisheries and aquaculture statistics. The new ...