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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European Council

European Council chief Antonio Costa kicked off a tour of EU capitals this week bidding to hammer out a compromise on the budget -- with the clock ticking down to a December deadline.

From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026

On July 22 the European Council approved Britain’s participation, letting Kyiv spend the funds directly with British defense manufacturers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

But at the recent G7 summit, Trump was caught on a hot mic, cryptically saying to European Council president António Costa, “You understand — Greenland.”

From Salon ● Jun. 23, 2026

Corrections & Amplifications The last name of Majda Ruge, a senior policy fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations, was given incorrectly in one instance as Ruige in an earlier version of this article.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026

The Council shall take the decisions necessary for defining and implementing the common foreign and security policy on the basis of the general guidelines adopted by the European Council.

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