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During the week of 12 May 2025, European Council President António Costa will travel to the Western Balkans to meet with the political leadership and co-host the sixth European Political Community Summit in Tirana.

European Council President António Costa took part in the 75th anniversary of the Schuman Declaration in Luxembourg. In his statement, he recalled the historical significance of Schuman’s vision for peace and European unity, stressing the need for renewed efforts in the face of current challenges, notably the war in Ukraine.

A Schuman-nyilatkozat 75. évfordulója alkalmából az Európai Parlament elnöke, az Európai Tanács elnöke és az Európai Bizottság elnöke együttes nyilatkozatot adtak ki, amelyben újólag megerősítették elkötelezettségüket az európai projekt, valamint az annak alapját képező értékek, vagyis a béke, az egység és a megosztott szuverenitás iránt. Tekintettel a jelenlegi globális kihívásokra, ideértve Oroszország Ukrajna elleni háborúját és az éghajlatváltozást is, az uniós vezetők ígéretet tettek arra, hogy megerősítik Európa biztonságát, jólétét, valamint megbízható globális partnerként betöltött szerepét.

European Council President António Costa met with newly elected German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on 9 May 2025. During a joint press conference, he congratulated the Chancellor on his election and highlighted Germany's key role in making the EU stronger and more competitive.

Statement by President Costa and President von der Leyen on the election of Pope Leo XIV as head of the Catholic Church.

Main agenda items, approximate timing, public sessions and press opportunities.

Main agenda items, approximate timing and press opportunities.

The Council has approved conclusions evaluating the legal framework for audiovisual media services and video-sharing platform services in the EU, ahead of the upcoming review of the audiovisual media services directive.

The Council has reached a provisional agreement with the European Parliament on a new regulation to ensure complete, coherent and comparable European statistics on population and housing.

Remarks by Eurogroup President Paschal Donohoe after the Eurogroup meeting on the European banking sector, European Stability Mechanism, global trade tensions, and the progress on the digital euro.

The Council prolonged the EU restrictive measures (sanctions) against cyber-attacks threatening the EU and its member states until 18 May 2026. The legal framework is extended until 18 May 2028.

Statement by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union on the alignment of certain third countries with Council Implementing Decision (CFSP) 2025/774 implementing Decision 2011/235/CFSP concerning restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities in view of the situation in Iran.

Statement by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union on the alignment of certain third countries with Council Decision (CFSP) 2025/690 of 4 April 2025 amending Decision 2011/235/CFSP concerning restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities in view of the situation in Iran.

Statement by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union on the alignment of certain third countries with Council Decision (CFSP) 2025/700 of 7 April 2025 concerning restrictive measures in view of Russia’s actions destabilising the situation in Ukraine.

The Council has adopted a recommendation and approved a parallel resolution laying the groundwork for the implementation of a joint European degree label and setting out the next steps towards the possible introduction of a joint European degree.

Council approves conclusions assessing cohesion policy’s action for Ukrainian refugees in Europe.

Der Rat billigt seinen Jahresbericht 2024 über den Zugang der Öffentlichkeit zu Dokumenten.

Die EU hat eine Erklärung zur Ukraine abgegeben, in der sie einen Waffenstillstand fordert.

Weekly schedule of President António Costa, 12–18 May 2025

During the week of 12 May 2025, European Council President António Costa will travel to the Western Balkans to meet with the political leadership and co-host the sixth European Political Community Summit in Tirana.