EU Council Press

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19-05-2025

11:15

EU-UK Summit
Arrivals and official welcome
11:25

EU-UK Summit
President Costa and President von der Leyen meet Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
12:00

EU-UK Summit
Roundtable (EU footage)
12:00

EU-UK Summit
Opening remarks
13:40

EU-UK Summit
Joint press conference by President Costa, President von der Leyen, and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
16:30

Foreign Affairs Council (Defence)
Press briefing
EB press room + zoom

08:30

Foreign Affairs Council & Foreign Affairs Council (Defence)
Arrivals (Defence)
EB VIP + Forum
08:45

Foreign Affairs Council & Foreign Affairs Council (Defence)
Exterior shots
09:00

Competitiveness Council
Press briefing
EB press room + zoom
09:15

Foreign Affairs Council & Foreign Affairs Council (Defence)
Doorstep EU HR Kallas
EB Forum
09:30

Foreign Affairs Council & Foreign Affairs Council (Defence)
Roundtable (Defence)
Room S7, EB
10:30

Meetings of President Costa
President Costa meets United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
11th floor
12:30

President Costa meets EU Leaders
President Costa meets President of Czechia
EB VIP + Forum + 11th floor
13:15

Foreign Affairs Council & Foreign Affairs Council (Defence)
Roundtable EDA Steering Board
Room S7, EB
13:30

Foreign Affairs Council & Foreign Affairs Council (Defence)
Arrivals (Foreign Affairs)
14:00

Foreign Affairs Council & Foreign Affairs Council (Defence)
Doorstep by Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine
EB Forum
14:00

Foreign Affairs Council & Foreign Affairs Council (Defence)
Roundtable with MFA of Ukraine (Foreign Affairs)
Room S7, EB
15:00

EU-African Union
President Costa meets African Union Commission Chairperson
EB VIP + EB Forum + 11th floor
18:30

President Costa meets EU Leaders
President Costa meets President of Italy
EB VIP + Forum + 11th floor
18:30

Foreign Affairs Council & Foreign Affairs Council (Defence)
Press conference
JL Press room

08:00

European Union - African Union Ministerial meeting
Exterior shots
08:00

European Union - African Union Ministerial meeting
Arrivals
EB VIP
08:00

Informal meeting of ministers responsible for Cohesion Policy, Territorial Cohesion and Urban Matters
Arrivals
09:00

European Union - African Union Ministerial meeting
Roundtable
Room S5, EB
09:00

Informal meeting of ministers responsible for Cohesion Policy, Territorial Cohesion and Urban Matters
Roundtable
09:00

European Union - African Union Ministerial meeting
Opening speeches
Room S5, EB
09:15

President Costa @ Annual EU Budget Conference 2025
Speech by President Costa
10:15

President Costa meets EU leaders
President Costa meets President of Slovenia
EB VIP + Forum + 11th floor
11:30

Informal meeting of ministers responsible for Cohesion Policy, Territorial Cohesion and Urban Matters
Family photo
12:00

European Union - African Union Ministerial meeting
Family photo
EB Forum
14:00

Informal meeting of ministers responsible for Cohesion Policy, Territorial Cohesion and Urban Matters
Press conference
14:25

European Economic Area Council
Roundtable
JL 50.7
14:30

European Union - African Union Ministerial meeting
Press conference
EB Press room
17:30

European Union - African Union Ministerial meeting
Closing session
Room S5, EB

08:30

Competitiveness Council
Arrivals (Internal Market & Industry)
EB VIP + Forum
08:45

Competitiveness Council
Doorstep Polish EU Presidency
08:45

Competitiveness Council
Exterior shots
09:30

Competitiveness Council
Roundtable (Internal Market & Industry)
Room S5, EB
09:45

Competitiveness Council
Public deliberations
Room S5, EB
13:15

EU HR Kallas visits Serbia
Press conference by EU HR Kallas
13:20

President Costa receives UNESCO Peace Research Prize
Speech by President Costa
15:45

EU HR Kallas visits Kosovo*
Press conference by EU HR Kallas
16:30

Competitiveness Council
Public deliberations
Room S5, EB
17:00

EU-Albania Intergovernmental Conference
Roundtable
JL 50.6 JL
19:00

Competitiveness Council
Press conference (Internal Market & Industry)
JL Press room

08:30

Competitiveness Council
Arrivals (Research)
EB VIP + Forum
08:30

Competitiveness Council
Doorstep Polish EU Presidency (Research)
09:30

Competitiveness Council
Roundtable (Research)
Room S5, EB
09:35

Competitiveness Council
Public deliberations
Room S5, EB
10:00

Competitiveness Council
Exterior shots
11:00

Agriculture and Fisheries Council
Press briefing
EB press room + zoom
12:10

EU HR Kallas visits North Macedonia
Press conference
Skopje, North Macedonia
13:00

EU HR Kallas visits Kosovo*
Address by EU HR Kallas to EULEX staff
Mitrovica, Kosovo
13:30

EU HR Kallas visits Kosovo*
Visit to Europe House North Mitrovica
Mitrovica, Kosovo
14:00

Competitiveness Council
Doorstep Polish EU Presidency (Space)
14:30

Competitiveness Council
Press conference (Research)
JL Press room
15:00

Competitiveness Council
Roundtable (Space)
Room S5, EB
15:05

Competitiveness Council
Public deliberations
Room S5, EB
15:15

EU HR Kallas visits North Macedonia
First Security and Defence Dialogue
Skopje, North Macedonia
17:45

Competitiveness Council
Press conference (Space)
JL Press room

EU-UK Summit

EU-UK Summit

EU-UK Summit

EU-UK Summit

EU-UK Summit

Foreign Affairs Council (Defence)

Foreign Affairs Council & Foreign Affairs Council (Defence)

Foreign Affairs Council & Foreign Affairs Council (Defence)

Competitiveness Council

Foreign Affairs Council & Foreign Affairs Council (Defence)

Foreign Affairs Council & Foreign Affairs Council (Defence)

Meetings of President Costa

President Costa meets EU Leaders

Foreign Affairs Council & Foreign Affairs Council (Defence)

Foreign Affairs Council & Foreign Affairs Council (Defence)

Foreign Affairs Council & Foreign Affairs Council (Defence)

Foreign Affairs Council & Foreign Affairs Council (Defence)

EU-African Union

President Costa meets EU Leaders

Foreign Affairs Council & Foreign Affairs Council (Defence)

European Union - African Union Ministerial meeting

European Union - African Union Ministerial meeting

Informal meeting of ministers responsible for Cohesion Policy, Territorial Cohesion and Urban Matters

European Union - African Union Ministerial meeting

Informal meeting of ministers responsible for Cohesion Policy, Territorial Cohesion and Urban Matters

European Union - African Union Ministerial meeting

President Costa @ Annual EU Budget Conference 2025

President Costa meets EU leaders

Informal meeting of ministers responsible for Cohesion Policy, Territorial Cohesion and Urban Matters

European Union - African Union Ministerial meeting

Informal meeting of ministers responsible for Cohesion Policy, Territorial Cohesion and Urban Matters

European Economic Area Council

European Union - African Union Ministerial meeting

European Union - African Union Ministerial meeting

Competitiveness Council

Competitiveness Council

Competitiveness Council

Competitiveness Council

Competitiveness Council

EU HR Kallas visits Serbia

President Costa receives UNESCO Peace Research Prize

EU HR Kallas visits Kosovo*

Competitiveness Council

EU-Albania Intergovernmental Conference

Competitiveness Council

Competitiveness Council

Competitiveness Council

Competitiveness Council

Competitiveness Council

Competitiveness Council

Agriculture and Fisheries Council

EU HR Kallas visits North Macedonia

EU HR Kallas visits Kosovo*

EU HR Kallas visits Kosovo*

Competitiveness Council

Competitiveness Council

Competitiveness Council

Competitiveness Council

EU HR Kallas visits North Macedonia

Competitiveness Council