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President António Costa travelled to Aarhus (Denmark) to attend the opening ceremony of the Danish Presidency of the Council of the EU where he delivered a speech.

President António Costa travelled to Aarhus (Denmark) to attend the opening ceremony of the Danish Presidency of the Council of the EU. On the sides of this event he had a meeting with Prime Minister Frederiksen, President von der Leyen and President Zelenskyy followed by a joint press conference.

Press briefing ahead of the Economic and Financial Affairs Council will take place on 7 July at 09.30. The briefing will be "off the record".

Press briefing ahead of the Eurogroup meeting will take place on 3 July 2025 at 14.00. 

Council approves a joint EU-OACPS statement for the 4th UN Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4).

Eurogroup issued a statement on the draft budgetary plan of Austria for 2025 and 2026.

António Costa, President of the European Council, travelled to Seville to give a speech at the Special Event ‘Implementing the Seville Platform for Action’ at the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FFD4) on 30 June 2025.

President of the European Council António Costa travelled to Seville and gave a speech at the plenary session of the fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FFD4) on 30 June 2025.

The Council prolonged the EU sectoral restrictive measures in view of the Russian Federation's continuing actions destabilising the situation in Ukraine, until 31 January 2026.

The 23rd meeting of the Accession Conference with Montenegro provisionally closed chapter 5 on public procurement.

Weekly schedule of President António Costa, 30 June-6 July 2025

Three ministers have put forward their candidacy to become president of the Eurogroup:Carlos Cuerpo, Paschal Donohoe and Rimantas Šadžius. The election of the new president will take place at the next meeting of the Eurogroup on 7 July. The president is elected by a simple majority of the Eurogroup ministers, in line with the Treaty's Protocol 14 on the Eurogroup.

The Council today agreed on a partial negotiating mandate on a fundamental reform of the EU customs framework. The overhaul will give customs authorities across the EU a more modern toolbox to deal with overarching trends.

During the press conference held at the end of the European Council meeting of 26 June 2025, President António Costa presented the main results of the discussions.

On 26 June, the European Council adopted conclusions on Ukraine, the Middle East, European defence and security, EU in the world, competitiveness, migration, the Republic of Moldova, Western Balkans, internal security, preparedness, hybrid activities and other items.

The Council and the European Parliament have reached a provisional agreement to update, simplify and facilitate the existing alternative dispute resolution (ADR) framework, with the aim of making these procedures more accessible, appealing and better suited to the digital age.

The European Council discussed the latest developments as regards Ukraine.

On 26 June, the European Council adopted conclusions on the Middle East.

On 26 June, the European Council adopted conclusions on European defence and security.

In today’s edition of The Capitals, read about Denmark’s hard line on migration, the first EU-Moldova summit, your pricey Sicilian holiday, and Berlaymont job moves.