EU institutions, Brussels, Strasbourg, common policies
EU agenda 4-17 May 2026: ECOFIN agrees on VAT fraud rules, EU-Mexico summit on 22 May, COP30 preparations, defence file, and informal European Affairs ministers meeting.
Europe Day on 9 May 2026 marks the 76th anniversary of the Schuman Declaration. EU institutions in Luxembourg and Brussels open their doors to citizens with a wide range of activities.
The 8th EU-Mexico summit takes place in Mexico City on 22 May 2026, with Presidents Costa, von der Leyen and Sheinbaum focusing on the modernised Global Agreement, trade and migration.
European Council meets 18-19 June 2026 in Brussels with the 2028-2034 Multiannual Financial Framework as central agenda item, plus Ukraine support, defence, and One Europe One Market progress.
Montenegro hosts the EU-Western Balkans Summit in Podgorica in June 2026, a key political moment for Montenegro’s accession bid targeting 2028 EU membership and Albania’s negotiations.
The EU-Mercosur Interim Trade Agreement enters provisional force on 1 May 2026 after 25 years of negotiations, opening trade between 750 million consumers despite legal uncertainty.
On 26 April 2026, Europe marked 40 years since the Chernobyl nuclear disaster. The anniversary highlights the EU’s evolving nuclear safety regime and renewed energy security debates.
The European Commission published updated EUDR FAQs in late April 2026, with a Simplification Review Report and draft Delegated Act amending the product scope expected within days.
New 2026 data confirms the EU has cut net domestic greenhouse gas emissions by 40% since 1990, driven by renewables, fossil-fuel switching, energy efficiency and structural economic change.
EU High Representative Kaja Kallas met with Bangladesh’s interim leadership on 20 April 2026 to launch a strategic partnership covering trade, climate, migration and democratic transition.