Did you know? Since its creation, the European Council has held over 250 meetings, bringing together hundreds of leaders! Have you ever wondered which leaders have attended most frequently and how long the longest meeting was? 🔍 Discover these and many more facts and figures about the European Council 👉 europa.eu/!8Dp8q6 | Council of the European Union

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said meetings of the European Council in 2025 have come to resemble a 'war council', claiming discussions are now dominated by 'how to defeat Russia', rather than peaceful development. "I participate in European Council meetings, which used to be of a civil nature. Let's say that the questions of peaceful construction and development, the discussions revolved around these. This is not the case now," Orban said in an interview in Budapest. #OrbanEUWarning #Wa

Leaders from all EU countries are gathering in Brussels for an EU summit. But who takes part in it? How many members are there? And what do they discuss? Dive into how the European Council works and what it’s all about. ⬇️ #EUCO | Council of the European Union

BREAKING: The Presidents of the European Commission and European Council have signed the UK-EU post-Brexit trade agreement. The documents will be flown to the UK for Prime Minister Boris Johnson to sign later today. Read more: https://trib.al/gxA3Gqk | Sky News

Even the EU is run by us… The European Union has many, many presidents. There’s the President of the European Commission, the President of the European Parliament, the President of the Council of the EU… Unsurprisingly, with the endless presidential roles to fill, the EU has turned to one of its favourite get-out-of-jail-free cards – outsourcing. The President of the European Council, the foreign policy president, is actually Indian. Sort of. António Costa, former Prime Minister of Portugal, act