France

Press briefing ahead of the upcoming Foreign Affairs Council will take place on 13 March 2026 at 15.00.

European Council President António Costa spoke at the annual conference of the EU ambassadors from the EU delegations and offices around the world, the heads of EU military and civilian missions and the heads of the European Commission representations in all 27 EU member states.

Remarks by Eurogroup President Kyriakos Pierrakakis on macroeconomic developments in the euro area, digital finance (including tokenisation and stablecoins), and energy prices and their implications for the euro area economy in the context of heightened geopolitical instability.

Eurogroup issued a statement on the Belgian draft budgetary plan for 2026.

A Tanács a humán tőkéről szóló ajánlást fogadott el, amely segíteni fogja a tagállamokat az Unió egészében a munkaerő- és készséghiány kezelésében, a versenyképesség és a reziliencia fokozása érdekében.

President Costa and President von der Leyen issued a joint statement after the video conference with Leaders from Middle East countries on the war in Iran, on 9 March 2026.

The Council presidency, the European Central Bank, the European Commission and the President of the Eurogroup met with European social partners on 9 March 2026 to discuss recent developments of the economic situation, as well as a thematic topic chosen by the Cyprus Presidency: “Artificial Intelligence and the Future of the EU labour market: Safeguarding EU Competitiveness and Social Cohesion”.

A Tanács következtetéseket hagyott jóvá, amelyekben felszólítja a tagállamokat és a Bizottságot, hogy ruházzanak be a gyermekekbe a jóllétük növelése, valamint az EU-ban a szegénység és a társadalmi kirekesztés elleni fellépés érdekében.

The Council today agreed to the appointment of Andrés Ritter as the new European chief prosecutor to the EPPO from 1 November 2026.

On 6 March 2026, European Council President António Costa was in Hamburg where he delivered a speech at the Matthiae Mahl event.

Weekly schedule of President António Costa, 9-15 March 2026.