Costa, Zelensky Discuss EU Membership and Ukraine Support
With President Zelenskyy in Ankara. We are moving forward on Ukraine’s EU accession. The opening of a new negotiating cluster should be coming soon. There is growing global momentum to…
EU ‘re-assessing’ summit with UK after Keir Starmer lays out exit plan
A summit between the EU and UK due to be held on July 22 is looking increasingly doubtful after UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer set out a timetable for his…
Czech Leaders Set to Address Defence Budget Challenges at NATO Summit
Today we decided on the mandate and composition of the delegation of the Czech Republic for the NATO summit in Ankara; our country will be represented by a government delegation…
Costa’s Bold Kremlin Backchannel Signals Europe’s Long Overdue Return to Strategic Realism
The dramatic diplomatic disclosure at the recent Brussels summit marks a watershed moment for European foreign policy. European Council President António Costa revealed that his chief of staff, Pedro Lourtie,…
EU Urges Serbia to Accelerate Reforms on Path to Membership
It is a pleasure to be back in Belgrade. In my meetings with Aleksandar Vučić, Ana Brnabic and civil society organisations I emphasised that the EU remains Serbia’s most significant…
Sharif Briefs EU Leadership on Pakistan’s Mediation Efforts
I received a call from H.E. António Costa, President of the European Council, this evening. During our cordial exchange, I shared with President Costa, updates on Pakistan’s ongoing diplomatic outreach…