List of European Council meetings


This is a list of meetings of the European Council ; the meetings of the European Council, an institution of the European Union comprising heads of state or government of EU member states. They started in 1975 as tri-annual meetings. The number of meetings grew to minimum four per year between 1996 and 2007, and minimum six per year since 2008. From 2008 to 2015, an average of seven council meetings per year took place.
Since 2008, an annual average of two special Euro summits were also organized in addition - and often in parallel - to the EU summits. As the agenda of Euro summits is restricted solely to discuss issues for the eurozone and only invite political leaders of the eurozone member states, such meetings are not counted as European Councils.

List

The first seven summit meetings were held between 1961 and 1974, but this was before the formal establishment of the European Council. Some sources however consider them to be the informal seven first meetings of the European Council.

1975–2009

2010–present

Since 2010, all formal European Council meetings have taken place in Brussels. In February 2010 the exact location was the Solvay Library, subsequent meetings took place at the Justus Lipsius building and since March 2017 at the Europa Building.
#YearDateTypeEU Council presidencyCouncil PresidentCommission PresidentAgenda, Conclusions and MinutesPress conference
132201011 FebruaryInformalSpainHerman Van Rompuy
José Manuel Barroso
.
―201025 MarchEuro summitSpainHerman Van Rompuy
José Manuel Barroso
.
133201025–26 MarchScheduledSpainHerman Van Rompuy
José Manuel Barroso
, and
―20107 MayEuro summitSpainHerman Van Rompuy
José Manuel Barroso
.
134201017 JuneScheduledSpainHerman Van Rompuy
José Manuel Barroso
,
135201016 SeptemberExtraordinary BelgiumHerman Van Rompuy
José Manuel Barroso
, ,
136201028–29 OctoberScheduledBelgiumHerman Van Rompuy
José Manuel Barroso
, and
137201016–17 DecemberScheduledBelgiumHerman Van Rompuy
José Manuel Barroso
,
13820114 FebruaryScheduledHungaryHerman Van Rompuy
José Manuel Barroso
,
―201111 MarchEuro summitHungaryHerman Van Rompuy
José Manuel Barroso
.
139201111 MarchExtraordinaryHungaryHerman Van Rompuy
José Manuel Barroso
,
140201124–25 MarchScheduledHungaryHerman Van Rompuy
José Manuel Barroso
, and
141201123–24 JuneScheduledHungaryHerman Van Rompuy
José Manuel Barroso
, , and and
―201121 JulyEuro summitPolandHerman Van Rompuy
José Manuel Barroso
.
142201123 OctoberScheduledPolandHerman Van Rompuy
José Manuel Barroso
,
―201123–26 OctoberEuro summitPolandHerman Van Rompuy
José Manuel Barroso
. and
143201126 OctoberInformalPolandHerman Van Rompuy
José Manuel Barroso
, .
14420118–9 DecemberScheduledPolandHerman Van Rompuy
José Manuel Barroso
, , and
―20119 DecemberEuro summitPolandHerman Van Rompuy
José Manuel Barroso
―201230 JanuaryEuro summitDenmarkHerman Van Rompuy
José Manuel Barroso
.
145201230 JanuaryInformalDenmarkHerman Van Rompuy
José Manuel Barroso
, , , , , .
14620121–2 MarchScheduledDenmarkHerman Van Rompuy
José Manuel Barroso
, , , , , and and
―20122 MarchEuro summitDenmarkHerman Van Rompuy
José Manuel Barroso
.
147201223 MayInformalDenmarkHerman Van Rompuy
José Manuel Barroso
and , , .
148201228–29 JuneScheduledDenmarkHerman Van Rompuy
José Manuel Barroso
, , , , and
―201228–29 JuneEuro summitDenmarkHerman Van Rompuy
José Manuel Barroso
149201218–19 OctoberScheduledCyprusHerman Van Rompuy
José Manuel Barroso
, , , , , and
150201222‑23 NovemberExtraordinaryCyprusHerman Van Rompuy
José Manuel Barroso
, ,
151201213–14 DecemberScheduledCyprusHerman Van Rompuy
José Manuel Barroso
, , , , , and
15220137–8 FebruaryScheduledIrelandHerman Van Rompuy
José Manuel Barroso
, , .
―201314 MarchEuro summitIrelandHerman Van Rompuy
José Manuel Barroso
, .
153201314–15 MarchScheduledIrelandHerman Van Rompuy
José Manuel Barroso
, . and
154201322 MayScheduledIrelandHerman Van Rompuy
José Manuel Barroso
, , .
155201327–28 JuneScheduledIrelandHerman Van Rompuy
José Manuel Barroso
, , , . and
156201324–25 OctoberScheduledLithuaniaHerman Van Rompuy
José Manuel Barroso
, . and
157201319–20 DecemberScheduledLithuaniaHerman Van Rompuy
José Manuel Barroso
, , . and
15820146 MarchExtraordinaryGreeceHerman Van Rompuy
José Manuel Barroso
, , . and
159201420–21 MarchScheduledGreeceHerman Van Rompuy
José Manuel Barroso
, , , , . and
160201427 MayInformalGreeceHerman Van Rompuy
José Manuel Barroso
, .
161201426–27 JuneScheduledGreeceHerman Van Rompuy
José Manuel Barroso
, , , , , .
162201416 JulyExtraordinaryItalyHerman Van Rompuy
José Manuel Barroso
, , .
163201430 AugustExtraordinaryItalyHerman Van Rompuy
José Manuel Barroso
, , , . and , and
164201423–24 OctoberScheduledItalyHerman Van Rompuy
José Manuel Barroso
, , , , . and
―201424 OctoberEuro summitItalyHerman Van Rompuy
José Manuel Barroso
165201418 DecemberScheduledItalyDonald Tusk
Jean-Claude Juncker, , .
166201512 FebruaryInformalLatviaDonald Tusk
Jean-Claude Juncker, , , , .,
167201519–20 MarchScheduledLatviaDonald Tusk
Jean-Claude Juncker, , , , , , . and
168201523 AprilExtraordinaryLatviaDonald Tusk
Jean-Claude Juncker, , ,
—201522 JuneEuro summitLatviaDonald Tusk
Jean-Claude Juncker, and
169201525–26 JuneScheduledLatviaDonald Tusk
Jean-Claude Juncker, , , . and
—20157 JulyEuro summitLuxembourgDonald Tusk
Jean-Claude Juncker, ,
—201512 JulyEuro summitLuxembourgDonald Tusk
Jean-Claude Juncker, , ,
170201523 SeptemberInformalLuxembourgDonald Tusk
Jean-Claude Juncker, ,
171201515 OctoberScheduledLuxembourgDonald Tusk
Jean-Claude Juncker,
172201512 NovemberInformalLuxembourgDonald Tusk
Jean-Claude Juncker,
173201517‑18 DecemberScheduledLuxembourgDonald Tusk
Jean-Claude Juncker,
174201618‑19 FebruaryScheduledNetherlandsDonald Tusk
Jean-Claude Juncker,
175201617–18 MarchScheduledNetherlandsDonald Tusk
Jean-Claude Juncker, , and
176201628 JuneScheduled NetherlandsDonald Tusk
Jean-Claude Juncker, ,
176201629 JuneInformalwithout UKNetherlandsDonald Tusk
Jean-Claude Juncker,
177201616 SeptemberInformalwithout UKSlovakiaDonald Tusk
Jean-Claude Juncker,
178201620–21 OctoberScheduledSlovakiaDonald Tusk
Jean-Claude Juncker,
179201615 DecemberScheduledSlovakiaDonald Tusk
Jean-Claude Juncker,
18020173 February, a.m.InformalMaltaDonald Tusk
Jean-Claude Juncker,
18020173 February, p.m.Informalwithout UKMaltaDonald Tusk
Jean-Claude Juncker
18120179 MarchScheduledMaltaDonald Tusk
Jean-Claude Juncker, ,
181201710 MarchInformalwithout UKMaltaDonald Tusk
Jean-Claude Juncker
182201729 AprilExtraordinarywithout UKMaltaDonald Tusk
Jean-Claude Juncker, ,
183201722–23 JuneScheduledMaltaDonald Tusk
Jean-Claude Juncker, ,
183201722 June, eveningExtraordinarywithout UKMaltaDonald Tusk
Jean-Claude Juncker, ,
184201719–20 OctoberScheduledEstoniaDonald Tusk
Jean-Claude Juncker,
184201720 OctoberExtraordinarywithout UKEstoniaDonald Tusk
Jean-Claude Juncker
185201714–15 DecemberScheduledEstoniaDonald Tusk
Jean-Claude Juncker,
185201715 DecemberEuro SummitEstoniaDonald Tusk
Jean-Claude Juncker
185201715 DecemberExtraordinarywithout UKEstoniaDonald Tusk
Jean-Claude Juncker
186201822–23 MarchScheduledBulgariaDonald Tusk
Jean-Claude Juncker,
186201823 MarchExtraordinarywithout UKBulgariaDonald Tusk
Jean-Claude Juncker
186201823 MarchEuro SummitBulgariaDonald Tusk
Jean-Claude Juncker
187201828–29 JuneScheduledBulgariaDonald Tusk
Jean-Claude Juncker,
187201829 JuneExtraordinarywithout UKBulgariaDonald Tusk
Jean-Claude Juncker
187201829 JuneEuro SummitBulgariaDonald Tusk
Jean-Claude Juncker
188201819–20 SeptemberInformalAustriaDonald Tusk
Jean-Claude Juncker
188201820 SeptemberInformalwithout UKAustriaDonald Tusk
Jean-Claude Juncker
189201817 OctoberExtraordinarywithout UKAustriaDonald Tusk
Jean-Claude Juncker
189201818 October, a.m.ScheduledAustriaDonald Tusk
Jean-Claude Juncker
189201818 October, p.m.Euro SummitAustriaDonald Tusk
Jean-Claude Juncker
190201813-14 DecemberScheduledAustriaDonald Tusk
Jean-Claude Juncker
190201813 DecemberExtraordinarywithout UKAustriaDonald Tusk
Jean-Claude Juncker
190201814 DecemberEuro SummitAustriaDonald Tusk
Jean-Claude Juncker
191201921 MarchExtraordinarywithout UKRomaniaDonald Tusk
Jean-Claude Juncker,
191201922 MarchScheduledRomaniaDonald Tusk
Jean-Claude Juncker
192201910 AprilExtraordinarywithout UKRomaniaDonald Tusk
Jean-Claude Juncker,
19320199 MayInformalRomaniaDonald Tusk
Jean-Claude Juncker
194201928 MayInformalRomaniaDonald Tusk
Jean-Claude Juncker
195201920 JuneScheduledRomaniaDonald Tusk
Jean-Claude Juncker
195201921 JuneEuro SummitRomaniaDonald Tusk
Jean-Claude Juncker
195201921 JuneExtraordinarywithout UKRomaniaDonald Tusk
Jean-Claude Juncker
196201930 June–2 JulyExtraordinaryRomania &
Finland		Donald Tusk
Jean-Claude Juncker,
197201917 OctoberExtraordinarywithout UKFinlandDonald Tusk
Jean-Claude Juncker
197201917–18 OctoberScheduledFinlandDonald Tusk
Jean-Claude Juncker
198201912–13 DecemberScheduledFinlandCharles MichelUrsula von der Leyen
198201913 DecemberEuro SummitFinlandCharles MichelUrsula von der Leyen
198201913 DecemberExtraordinarywithout UKFinlandCharles MichelUrsula von der Leyen
199202010 MarchVideo conference
CroatiaCharles MichelUrsula von der Leyen
200202017 MarchVideo conference
CroatiaCharles MichelUrsula von der Leyen
201202026 MarchVideo conference
CroatiaCharles MichelUrsula von der Leyen
202202023 AprilVideo conference
CroatiaCharles MichelUrsula von der Leyen
203202019 JuneVideo conference
CroatiaCharles MichelUrsula von der Leyen
204202017-21 JulyExtraordinaryGermanyCharles MichelUrsula von der Leyen
205202015-16 OctoberScheduledGermanyCharles MichelUrsula von der Leyen
206202010-11 DecemberScheduledGermanyCharles MichelUrsula von der Leyen

Meetings are always called and organized to the extent found needed by the European Council president. The upcoming ordinary meetings are scheduled by the end of each semester for the third following semester, and can take form either as "scheduled ordinary meetings" or "informal ordinary meetings". A called scheduled/informal ordinary upcoming meeting might occasionally be moved or cancelled within a short notice, with such change then being notified by the Council president through the issue of a revised calendar plan for the ordinary meetings within the semester in concern. If extra meetings are called outside the procedure of notification minimum a half year in advance, they are referred to as being "extraordinary meetings".

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Cologne 1999

The European Council met in Cologne, Germany, on 3–4 June 1999 to consider issues after the Treaty of Amsterdam came into force. Romano Prodi presented his plan for the future Commission's work and reform program. The Council called for an EU Charter of Fundamental Rights.
The Council designated Javier Solana for the post of Secretary-General of the Council of the European Union and High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy. It decided on a common policy on Russia. Adopted the declaration on Kosovo. In relation to the European Security and Defence Policy, a major element of the CFSP, the council declared that the EU "must have the capacity for autonomous action, backed up by credible military forces, the means to decide to use them, and a readiness to do so, in order to respond to international crises without prejudice to actions by NATO".

Laeken 2001

The Laeken European Council was held at the royal palace at Laeken, Belgium, on 14–15 December 2001.
The Laeken European Council dealt with:
The Laeken Declaration on the Future of Europe established the European Convention, presided over with former President of France, Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, as President of the Convention, and former Italian Prime Minister Giuliano Amato and former Belgian Prime Minister Jean-Luc Dehaene as Vice-Presidents. The Convention was tasked with drafting the Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe, and would have about 60 members, drawn from national governments, national parliamentarians, the European Parliament, and the European Commission, and include representatives from the candidate countries. The declaration reviews the progress of European integration over the last fifty years, tracing it back to its origins in the horrors of World War II, and poses a number of questions to be answered by the Convention.