EU Leaders Meet in Cyprus, 23-24 April 2026
Summary
European Council President António Costa will chair an informal meeting of EU heads of state or government in Lefkosia and Agia Napa, Cyprus, on 23-24 April 2026. The meeting will include an exchange of views with President of Ukraine on 23 April, and a working session with key regional partners from the Middle East on 24 April. A press conference with Presidents Costa, Christodoulides, and von der Leyen is scheduled for 12:10 on 24 April.
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What changed
The European Council has published a media advisory announcing an informal two-day meeting of EU heads of state or government on 23-24 April 2026, hosted by Cyprus President Nikos Christodoulides. The agenda includes a roundtable exchange with President of Ukraine on 23 April and a working session with key regional Middle East partners on 24 April, concluding with public statements.
For compliance officers monitoring EU foreign policy developments, this informal gathering may signal upcoming diplomatic or sanctions-related initiatives, particularly given the Ukraine-focused session and regional partner engagement. No binding decisions are anticipated from this informal format, but the meeting could inform future formal Council conclusions or actions.
Meeting
- Date
- 2026-04-23 at 18:15
- Location
- Cyprus
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- European Council
- Media advisory
- 23 April 2026 08:45
Media advisory - Informal meeting of heads of state or government of 23-24 April 2026
Information
EU leaders will meet in Lefkosia and Agia Napa (Cyprus) on 23-24 April for an informal meeting of heads of state and government.
The leaders will be joined by key regional partners in the Middle East for an informal working lunch on 24 April.
The informal meeting will be chaired by the President of the European Council, António Costa, and hosted by the President of Cyprus, Nikos Christodoulides.
Indicative programme
All times are approximate an d subject to change (local time)
Thursday 23 April
18:15 Arrivals and welcome / Doorsteps
19:15 Familiy photo
19:30 Exchange of views with President of Ukraine (roundtable)
20:15 Working dinner
TTBC National press briefings and departures
Friday 24 April
08:10 Arrivals and welcome / Doorsteps
09:15 Exchange of views with President of the European Parliament (roundtable)
09:45 Working session
12:10 Press conference with Presidents Costa, Christodoulides, von der Leyen
12:50 Arrivals of regional partners
13:10 Working session
15:20 Family photo
15:40 Public statements with regional partners
TTBC National press briefings and departures
Accreditation and access for the media
All media representatives wishing to cover the meeting are required to obtain accreditation by submitting an application through the Cyprus EU Presidency accreditation platform.
The deadline for the submission of accreditation applications expired on 8 April 2026.
Journalists wishing to travel to Agia Napa on 23 April must make a request by sending an email to [email protected], indicating their pick-up location.
The Cyprus Presidency will also provide buses to transport journalists from Larnaka to the press centre in Lefkosia on 23 and 24 April. Journalists interested in using this service should register at [email protected].
More information is available on the Cyprus Presidency website.
Press materials
Videos and photos of the events will be available on:
Press contacts
- Maria Tomasik Spokesperson for the European Council President
- +32 470 88 23 83
- +32 2 281 51 50
- @maria_tomasik
Magdalena Buchowska Press officer
+32 470 88 16 32
+32 2 281 42 02
Symeon Piperidis Press officer
+32 478 83 12 21
+32 2 281 84 72
If you are not a journalist, please send your request to the public information service.
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- Foreign affairs
- Economy and finance
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