European Council

British  

noun

1. an executive body of the European Union, made up of the President of the European Commission and representatives of the member states, including the foreign and other ministers. The Council acts at the request of the Commission

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Example Sentences

Magyar also met European Council President António Costa, who represents the EU's 27 member states.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

Wednesday's meetings with von der Leyen and European Council head Antonio Costa will look to propel the work forward -- as Brussels lays out the changes it expects Magyar to make.

From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026

"Colleagues who have been members of the European Council far longer than I have were deeply angered by what happened today," Germany's Merz told reporters during a news conference in the early hours of Friday.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

As the meeting opened, European Council President António Costa—the usually calm, chatty, former Portuguese prime minister who chairs leaders’ summits—turned to Orbán, who sat a few meters away, and chastised him.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

The President of the European Council and the President of the Commission will report to each session of the Conference of the Parliaments on the state of the Union.

From The Treaty of the European Union, Maastricht Treaty, 7th February, 1992 by European Union