# List of European Council meetings

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This is a list of meetings of the European Council (informally referred to as EU summits); the meetings of the European Council, an institution of the European Union (EU) 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 2019, an average of seven council meetings per year took place. A record number of meetings (13) were held during 2020 - although mostly as informal video conferences; as the meeting frequency and format was changed this specific year by the COVID-19 pandemic. Since 2021, an average of eight council meetings per year took place (see list below).
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. Neither are any of the Tripartite Social Summits, that were held bi-annually since May 2021 between the EU Council presidency, Council President, Commission President and the European social partners at top management level (BusinessEurope, European Trade Union Confederation, SGI Europe, SMEunited and CEC European Managers).
The current practice is that 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, by the issuance of a call letter. In 2011-2020 meetings were scheduled and called for the third following semester (minimum one year in advance), but this changed to minimum 6 months in advance for 2021-2023, while meetings in 2024 were only called shortly before the first meeting of the specific semester in concern; although they have again been called minimum one year in advance since 2025.
The ordinary mettings can take form either as "scheduled ordinary meetings" (always resulting in a published document entitled "conclusions") or "informal ordinary meetings" (never resulting in a published document entitled "conclusions" - but instead often with a published document entitled "statement" or "declaration"). 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 by an issued call letter for the upcoming semester in concern, meaning when they are called at short notice to be held within an ongoing semester, then they are referred to as "extraordinary meetings". The phrase "special meeting" is synonymously used for an "extraordinary meeting".
Extraordinary meetings can - just like the ordinary meetings - be held either in a formal or informal format. The list does not specify whether or not an extraordinary meeting was formal or informal, but this can be indirectly observed when checking the title of the published document summarizing the outcome of the meeting, as "conclusions" can only be published if the extraordinary meeting had a formal format.

## 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.

### 1970s

| # | Year | Date | Type | EU Council presidency | President-in-Office | Commission President | Host city | Notes |
| 1 | 1975 | 10–11 March | ― | Ireland | Liam Cosgrave | François-Xavier Ortoli | Dublin | Inaugural formal Council |
| 2 | 1975 | 16–17 July | ― | Italy | Aldo Moro | François-Xavier Ortoli | Brussels | |
| 3 | 1975 | 1–2 December | ― | Italy | Aldo Moro | François-Xavier Ortoli | Rome | Established TREVI |
| 4 | 1976 | 1–2 April | ― | Luxembourg | Gaston Thorn | François-Xavier Ortoli | Luxembourg | |
| 5 | 1976 | 12–13 July | ― | Netherlands | Joop den Uyl | François-Xavier Ortoli | Brussels | |
| 6 | 1976 | 29–30 November | ― | Netherlands | Joop den Uyl | François-Xavier Ortoli | The Hague | |
| 7 | 1977 | 25–27 March | ― | UK | James Callaghan | Roy Jenkins | Rome | |
| 8 | 1977 | 29–30 June | ― | UK | James Callaghan | Roy Jenkins | London | |
| 9 | 1977 | 5–6 December | ― | Belgium | Leo Tindemans | Roy Jenkins | Brussels | |
| 10 | 1978 | 7–8 April | ― | Denmark | Anker Jørgensen | Roy Jenkins | Copenhagen | |
| 11 | 1978 | 6–7 July | ― | West Germany | Helmut Schmidt | Roy Jenkins | Bremen | |
| 12 | 1978 | 4–5 December | ― | West Germany | Helmut Schmidt | Roy Jenkins | Brussels | |
| 13 | 1979 | 12–13 March | ― | France | Valéry Giscard d'Estaing | Roy Jenkins | Paris | |
| 14 | 1979 | 21–22 June | ― | France | Valéry Giscard d'Estaing | Roy Jenkins | Strasbourg | |
| 15 | 1979 | 29–30 November | ― | Ireland | Jack Lynch | Roy Jenkins | Dublin | |

### 1980s

| # | Year | Date | Type | EU Council presidency | President-in-Office | Commission President | Host city | Notes |
| 16 | 1980 | 17–18 April | ― | Italy | Francesco Cossiga | Roy Jenkins | Luxembourg | |
| 17 | 1980 | 12–13 June | ― | Italy | Francesco Cossiga | Roy Jenkins | Venice | |
| 18 | 1980 | 1–2 December | ― | Luxembourg | Pierre Werner | Roy Jenkins | Luxembourg | |
| 19 | 1981 | 23–24 March | ― | Netherlands | Dries van Agt | Gaston Thorn | Maastricht | |
| 20 | 1981 | 29–30 June | ― | Netherlands | Dries van Agt | Gaston Thorn | Luxembourg | |
| 21 | 1981 | 26–27 November | ― | UK | Margaret Thatcher | Gaston Thorn | London | |
| 22 | 1982 | 29–30 March | ― | Belgium | Wilfried Martens | Gaston Thorn | Brussels | |
| 23 | 1982 | 28–29 June | ― | Belgium | Wilfried Martens | Gaston Thorn | Brussels | |
| 24 | 1982 | 3–4 December | ― | Denmark | Poul Schlüter | Gaston Thorn | Copenhagen | |
| 25 | 1983 | 21–22 March | ― | West Germany | Helmut Kohl | Gaston Thorn | Brussels | |
| 26 | 1983 | 17–19 June | ― | West Germany | Helmut Kohl | Gaston Thorn | Stuttgart | |
| 27 | 1983 | 4–6 December | ― | Greece | Andreas Papandreou | Gaston Thorn | Athens | |
| 28 | 1984 | 19–20 March | ― | France | François Mitterrand | Gaston Thorn | Brussels | |
| 29 | 1984 | 25–26 June | ― | France | François Mitterrand | Gaston Thorn | Fontainebleau | British rebate agreed |
| 30 | 1984 | 3–4 December | ― | Ireland | Garret FitzGerald | Gaston Thorn | Dublin | |
| 31 | 1985 | 29–30 March | ― | Italy | Bettino Craxi | Jacques Delors | Brussels | Initiated the IGC leading to the Single European Act |
| 32 | 1985 | 28–29 June | ― | Italy | Bettino Craxi | Jacques Delors | Milan | |
| 33 | 1985 | 2–3 December | ― | Luxembourg | Jacques Santer | Jacques Delors | Luxembourg | |
| 34 | 1986 | 26–27 June | ― | Netherlands | Ruud Lubbers | Jacques Delors | The Hague | |
| 35 | 1986 | 5–6 December | ― | UK | Margaret Thatcher | Jacques Delors | London | |
| 36 | 1987 | 29–30 June | ― | Belgium | Wilfried Martens | Jacques Delors | Brussels | |
| 37 | 1987 | 4–5 December | ― | Denmark | Poul Schlüter | Jacques Delors | Copenhagen | |
| 38 | 1988 | 11–13 February | ― | West Germany | Helmut Kohl | Jacques Delors | Brussels | |
| 39 | 1988 | 27–28 June | ― | West Germany | Helmut Kohl | Jacques Delors | Hanover | |
| 40 | 1988 | 2–3 December | ― | Greece | Andreas Papandreou | Jacques Delors | Rhodes | |
| 41 | 1989 | 26–27 June | ― | Spain | Felipe González | Jacques Delors | Madrid | |
| 42 | 1989 | 18 November | Informal | France | François Mitterrand | Jacques Delors | Paris | |
| 43 | 1989 | 8–9 December | ― | France | François Mitterrand | Jacques Delors | Strasbourg | European Council endorses German reunification despite some Anglo-French opposition. |

### 1990s

| # | Year | Date | Type | EU Council presidency | President-in-Office | Commission President | Host city | Notes |
| 44 | 1990 | 28 April | Extraordinary | Ireland | Charles Haughey | Jacques Delors | Dublin | |
| 45 | 1990 | 25–26 June | ― | Ireland | Charles Haughey | Jacques Delors | Dublin | |
| 46 | 1990 | 27–28 October | ― | Italy | Giulio Andreotti | Jacques Delors | Rome | |
| 47 | 1990 | 14–15 December | ― | Italy | Giulio Andreotti | Jacques Delors | Rome | |
| 48 | 1991 | 8 April | Informal | Luxembourg | Jacques Santer | Jacques Delors | Luxembourg | |
| 49 | 1991 | 28–29 June | ― | Luxembourg | Jacques Santer | Jacques Delors | Luxembourg | |
| 50 | 1991 | 9–10 December | ― | Netherlands | Ruud Lubbers | Jacques Delors | Maastricht | Signing of the Treaty of Maastricht |
| 51 | 1992 | 27 June | ― | Portugal | Aníbal Cavaco Silva | Jacques Delors | Lisbon | |
| 52 | 1992 | 16 October | ― | UK | John Major | Jacques Delors | Birmingham | |
| 53 | 1992 | 11–12 December | ― | UK | John Major | Jacques Delors | Edinburgh | |
| 54 | 1993 | 21–22 June | ― | Denmark | Poul Nyrup Rasmussen | Jacques Delors | Copenhagen | Copenhagen criteria agreed |
| 55 | 1993 | 29 October | ― | Belgium | Jean-Luc Dehaene | Jacques Delors | Brussels | |
| 56 | 1993 | 10–11 December | ― | Belgium | Jean-Luc Dehaene | Jacques Delors | Brussels | |
| 57 | 1994 | 24–25 June | ― | Greece | Andreas Papandreou | Jacques Delors | Corfu | Signing of the Accession Treaty of Austria, Finland, Sweden and Norway (Norway did not ratify) |
| 58 | 1994 | 15 July | Extraordinary | Germany | Helmut Kohl | Jacques Delors | Brussels | |
| 59 | 1994 | 9–10 December | ― | Germany | Helmut Kohl | Jacques Delors | Essen | |
| 60 | 1995 | 26–27 June | ― | France | Jacques Chirac | Jacques Santer | Cannes | |
| 61 | 1995 | 22–23 October | Extraordinary | Spain | Felipe González | Jacques Santer | Majorca | |
| 62 | 1995 | 15–16 December | ― | Spain | Felipe González | Jacques Santer | Madrid | |
| 63 | 1996 | 29 March | ― | Italy | Lamberto Dini | Jacques Santer | Turin | |
| 64 | 1996 | 21–22 June | ― | Italy | Romano Prodi | Jacques Santer | Florence | |
| 65 | 1996 | 5 October | Extraordinary | Ireland | John Bruton | Jacques Santer | Dublin | |
| 66 | 1996 | 13–14 December | ― | Ireland | John Bruton | Jacques Santer | Dublin | |
| 67 | 1997 | 23 May | Informal | Netherlands | Wim Kok | Jacques Santer | Noordwijk | |
| 68 | 1997 | 16–17 June | ― | Netherlands | Wim Kok | Jacques Santer | Amsterdam | Signed Treaty of Amsterdam |
| 69 | 1997 | 20–21 November | Extraordinary | Luxembourg | Jean-Claude Juncker | Jacques Santer | Luxembourg | Extraordinary European Council on Employment |
| 70 | 1997 | 12–13 December | ― | Luxembourg | Jean-Claude Juncker | Jacques Santer | Luxembourg | |
| 71 | 1998 | 3 May | Extraordinary | UK | Tony Blair | Jacques Santer | Brussels | Special Council on the Euro decides the 11 states which would enter the third stage of EMU |
| 72 | 1998 | 15–16 June | ― | UK | Tony Blair | Jacques Santer | Cardiff | |
| 73 | 1998 | 24–25 October | Informal | Austria | Viktor Klima | Jacques Santer | Pörtschach | |
| 74 | 1998 | 11–12 December | ― | Austria | Viktor Klima | Jacques Santer | Vienna | |
| 75 | 1999 | 26 February | Informal | Germany | Gerhard Schröder | Jacques Santer | Königswinter | |
| 76 | 1999 | 24–25 March | ― | Germany | Gerhard Schröder | Manuel Marin (Interim) | Berlin | |
| 77 | 1999 | 14 April | Informal | Germany | Gerhard Schröder | Manuel Marin (Interim) | Brussels | |
| 78 | 1999 | 3–4 June | ― | Germany | Gerhard Schröder | Manuel Marin (Interim) | Cologne | Details below table |
| 79 | 1999 | 15–16 October | Extraordinary | Finland | Paavo Lipponen | Romano Prodi | Tampere | Special meeting on justice and home affairs |
| 80 | 1999 | 10–11 December | ― | Finland | Paavo Lipponen | Romano Prodi | Helsinki | |

### 2000s

| # | Year | Date | Type | EU Council presidency | President-in-Office | Commission President | Host city | Notes |
| 81 | 2000 | 23–24 March | ― | Portugal | António Guterres | Romano Prodi | Lisbon | Agreed Lisbon Strategy |
| 82 | 2000 | 19–20 June | ― | Portugal | António Guterres | Romano Prodi | Santa Maria da Feira | Agreement to allow entry of Greece to the Eurozone |
| 83 | 2000 | 13–14 October | Informal | France | Jacques Chirac | Romano Prodi | Biarritz | |
| 84 | 2000 | 7–10 December | ― | France | Jacques Chirac | Romano Prodi | Nice | Signed Treaty of Nice |
| 85 | 2001 | 23–24 March | ― | Sweden | Göran Persson | Romano Prodi | Stockholm | |
| 86 | 2001 | 15–16 June | ― | Sweden | Göran Persson | Romano Prodi | Gothenburg | Enlargement, sustainable development, economic growth and structural reform, in addition to an EU-US summit |
| 87 | 2001 | 21 September | Extraordinary | Belgium | Guy Verhofstadt | Romano Prodi | Brussels | Emergency council – Terrorism |
| 88 | 2001 | 19 October | Informal | Belgium | Guy Verhofstadt | Romano Prodi | Ghent | |
| 89 | 2001 | 14–15 December | ― | Belgium | Guy Verhofstadt | Romano Prodi | Laeken | Details below table |
| 90 | 2002 | 15–16 March | ― | Spain | José María Aznar López | Romano Prodi | Barcelona | |
| 91 | 2002 | 21–22 June | ― | Spain | José María Aznar López | Romano Prodi | Seville | Decided to reorganise the Council formations to achieve greater focus and efficiency |
| 92 | 2002 | 24–25 October | ― | Denmark | Anders Fogh Rasmussen | Romano Prodi | Brussels | |
| 93 | 2002 | 12–13 December | ― | Denmark | Anders Fogh Rasmussen | Romano Prodi | Copenhagen | |
| 94 | 2003 | 17 February | Extraordinary | Greece | Costas Simitis | Romano Prodi | Brussels | Iraq crisis – Presidency conclusions |
| 95 | 2003 | 20–21 March | ― | Greece | Costas Simitis | Romano Prodi | Brussels | Presidency conclusions |
| 96 | 2003 | 16 April | Informal | Greece | Costas Simitis | Romano Prodi | Athens | Signing of the Treaty of Accession 2003, Declaration on Iraq European Convention |
| 97 | 2003 | 19–20 June | ― | Greece | Costas Simitis | Romano Prodi | Thessaloniki | Presidency conclusions of the June 2003 meeting |
| 98 | 2003 | 4 October | Extraordinary | Italy | Silvio Berlusconi | Romano Prodi | Rome | Beginning of IGC on EU Constitution |
| 99 | 2003 | 16–17 October | ― | Italy | Silvio Berlusconi | Romano Prodi | Brussels | Presidency conclusions of the October 2003 meeting |
| 100 | 2003 | 12–13 December | ― | Italy | Silvio Berlusconi | Romano Prodi | Brussels | Presidency conclusions of the December 2003 meeting |
| 101 | 2004 | 25–26 March | ― | Ireland | Bertie Ahern | Romano Prodi | Brussels | Declaration on combating terrorism Presidency conclusions of the March 2004 meeting |
| 102 | 2004 | 17–18 June | ― | Ireland | Bertie Ahern | Romano Prodi | Brussels | Presidency conclusions of the June 2004 meeting |
| 103 | 2004 | 4–5 November | ― | Netherlands | Jan Peter Balkenende | Romano Prodi | Brussels | Presidency conclusions of the November 2004 meeting |
| 104 | 2004 | 16–17 December | ― | Netherlands | Jan Peter Balkenende | José Manuel Barroso | Brussels | Presidency conclusions of the December 2004 meeting |
| 105 | 2005 | 22–23 March | ― | Luxembourg | Jean-Claude Juncker | José Manuel Barroso | Brussels | Presidency conclusions of the March 2005 meeting |
| 106 | 2005 | 16–17 June | ― | Luxembourg | Jean-Claude Juncker | José Manuel Barroso | Brussels | Declaration on the ratification of the Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe Presidency conclusions of the June 2005 meeting |
| 107 | 2005 | 27 October | Informal | UK | Tony Blair | José Manuel Barroso | London | Globalisation |
| 108 | 2005 | 15–16 December | ― | UK | Tony Blair | José Manuel Barroso | Brussels | Presidency conclusions of the December 2005 meeting |
| 109 | 2006 | 23–24 March | ― | Austria | Wolfgang Schüssel | José Manuel Barroso | Brussels | Presidency conclusions of the March 2006 meeting |
| 110 | 2006 | 15–16 June | ― | Austria | Wolfgang Schüssel | José Manuel Barroso | Brussels | Agreement to allow entry of Slovenia to the Eurozone Presidency conclusions of the June 2006 meeting |
| 111 | 2006 | 20 October | Informal | Finland | Matti Vanhanen | José Manuel Barroso | Lahti | Meeting with Vladimir Putin held in Sibelius Hall |
| 112 | 2006 | 14–15 December | ― | Finland | Matti Vanhanen | José Manuel Barroso | Brussels | Presidency conclusions of the December 2006 meeting |
| 113 | 2007 | 8–9 March | ― | Germany | Angela Merkel | José Manuel Barroso | Brussels | Presidency conclusions of the March 2007 meeting |
| 114 | 2007 | 21–22 June | ― | Germany | Angela Merkel | José Manuel Barroso | Brussels | Agreement on basis for the Treaty of Lisbon Agreement to allow entry of Malta and Cyprus to the Eurozone Presidency conclusions of the June 2007 meeting |
| 115 | 2007 | 18–19 October | Informal | Portugal | José Sócrates | José Manuel Barroso | Lisbon | Agreement reached on the Reform Treaty Discussed climate change and the US economic crisis. |
| 116 | 2007 | 14 December | ― | Portugal | José Sócrates | José Manuel Barroso | Brussels | Signature of Reform Treaty in Lisbon on 13/12 European Council in Brussels the next day Presidency conclusions of the December 2007 meeting |
| 117 | 2008 | 13–14 March | ― | Slovenia | Janez Janša | José Manuel Barroso | Brussels | Agreed timeframe and principles of energy/climate change policy Presidency conclusions of the March 2008 meeting |
| 118 | 2008 | 19–20 June | ― | Slovenia | Janez Janša | José Manuel Barroso | Brussels | Presidency conclusions of the June 2008 meeting |
| 119 | 2008 | 13–14 July | Extraordinary | France | Nicolas Sarkozy | José Manuel Barroso | Paris | Barcelona process for the Mediterranean |
| 120 | 2008 | 1 September | Extraordinary | France | Nicolas Sarkozy | José Manuel Barroso | Brussels | Extraordinary summit on EU-Russia relations (Georgia crisis) Presidency conclusions of the September 2008 meeting |
| ― | 2008 | 12 October | Euro summit | France | Nicolas Sarkozy | José Manuel Barroso | Paris | Eurozone summit conclusions of October 2008 meeting |
| 121 | 2008 | 15–16 October | ― | France | Nicolas Sarkozy | José Manuel Barroso | Brussels | Presidency conclusions of the October 2008 meeting |
| 122 | 2008 | 7 November | Informal | France | Nicolas Sarkozy | José Manuel Barroso | Brussels | Informal summit on the financial crisis of 2007–2008 Conclusions from meeting on the Global Financial Crisis |
| 123 | 2008 | 11–12 December | ― | France | Nicolas Sarkozy | José Manuel Barroso | Brussels | Presidency conclusions of the December 2008 meeting |
| 124 | 2009 | 1 March | Informal | Czech Republic | Mirek Topolánek | José Manuel Barroso | Brussels | Informal summit on the financial crisis of 2007–2008 Conclusions of the Global Financial Crisis meeting on 1 March 2009 |
| 125 | 2009 | 19–20 March | ― | Czech Republic | Mirek Topolánek | José Manuel Barroso | Brussels | Presidency conclusions of the March 2009 meeting |
| 126 | 2009 | 5 April | Informal (EU-USA summit) | Czech Republic | Jan Fischer | José Manuel Barroso | Prague | US President Barack Obama in Prague Conclusions of the EU-USA relations meeting in April 2009 |
| 127 | 2009 | 18–19 June | ― | Czech Republic | Jan Fischer | José Manuel Barroso | Brussels | Icelandic application accepted Presidency conclusions of the June 2009 meeting Press conference video: 1 and 2 |
| 128 | 2009 | 17 September | Informal | Sweden | Fredrik Reinfeldt | José Manuel Barroso | Brussels | Preparation for the 2009 G-20 Pittsburgh summit Presidency conclusions of the September 2009 meeting Press conference video |
| 129 | 2009 | 29–30 October | ― | Sweden | Fredrik Reinfeldt | José Manuel Barroso | Brussels | Presidency conclusions of the October 2009 meeting Press conference video |
| 130 | 2009 | 19 November | Informal | Sweden | Fredrik Reinfeldt | José Manuel Barroso | Brussels | Chose the first President of the European Council (Herman Van Rompuy) and the first High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (Catherine Ashton) Presidency conclusions of the November 2009 meeting Press conference video |
| 131 | 2009 | 10–11 December | — | Sweden | Fredrik Reinfeldt | José Manuel Barroso | Brussels | Presidency conclusions of the December 2009 meeting, Minutes Press conference video: 1 and 2 |

### 2010s

Since 2010, all formal (scheduled or extraordinary) European Council meetings have taken place in Brussels and been chaired by a permanent President, as introduced by the Treaty of Lisbon. 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.
| # | Year | Date | Type | EU Council presidency | Council President | Commission President | Agenda, Conclusions and Minutes | Press conference |
| 132 | 2010 | 11 February | Informal | Spain | Herman Van Rompuy (1st term) | José Manuel Barroso (2nd term) | Statement. | Video |
| ― | 2010 | 25 March | Euro summit | Spain | Herman Van Rompuy (1st term) | José Manuel Barroso (2nd term) | Statement. | |
| 133 | 2010 | 25–26 March | Scheduled | Spain | Herman Van Rompuy (1st term) | José Manuel Barroso (2nd term) | Conclusions, Minutes | Video: 1 and 2 |
| ― | 2010 | 7 May | Euro summit | Spain | Herman Van Rompuy (1st term) | José Manuel Barroso (2nd term) | Statement. | Video |
| 134 | 2010 | 17 June | Scheduled | Spain | Herman Van Rompuy (1st term) | José Manuel Barroso (2nd term) | Conclusions, Minutes | Video |
| 135 | 2010 | 16 September | Extraordinary (special) | Belgium | Herman Van Rompuy (1st term) | José Manuel Barroso (2nd term) | Conclusions, Minutes, (note: the Ministers of Foreign Affairs were also present in this special European Council) | Video |
| 136 | 2010 | 28–29 October | Scheduled | Belgium | Herman Van Rompuy (1st term) | José Manuel Barroso (2nd term) | Conclusions, Minutes | Video: 1 and 2 |
| 137 | 2010 | 16–17 December | Scheduled | Belgium | Herman Van Rompuy (1st term) | José Manuel Barroso (2nd term) | Conclusions, Minutes | Video |
| 138 | 2011 | 4 February | Scheduled | Hungary | Herman Van Rompuy (1st term) | José Manuel Barroso (2nd term) | Conclusions, Minutes | Video |
| ― | 2011 | 11 March | Euro summit | Hungary | Herman Van Rompuy (1st term) | José Manuel Barroso (2nd term) | Statement. | Video |
| 139 | 2011 | 11 March | Extraordinary | Hungary | Herman Van Rompuy (1st term) | José Manuel Barroso (2nd term) | Declaration on EU policy for actions in Libya and the Southern Neighbourhood region, Minutes | Video |
| 140 | 2011 | 24–25 March | Scheduled | Hungary | Herman Van Rompuy (1st term) | José Manuel Barroso (2nd term) | Conclusions, Minutes | Video: 1 and 2 |
| 141 | 2011 | 23–24 June | Scheduled | Hungary | Herman Van Rompuy (1st term) | José Manuel Barroso (2nd term) | Website, Conclusions, Minutes and corrigendum | Video: 1 and 2 |
| ― | 2011 | 21 July | Euro summit | Poland | Herman Van Rompuy (1st term) | José Manuel Barroso (2nd term) | Statement. | Video |
| 142 | 2011 | 23 October | Scheduled | Poland | Herman Van Rompuy (1st term) | José Manuel Barroso (2nd term) | Conclusions, Minutes | Video |
| ― | 2011 | 23–26 October | Euro summit | Poland | Herman Van Rompuy (1st term) | José Manuel Barroso (2nd term) | Statement. | Video: 1 Archived 22 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine and 2 Archived 29 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine |
| 143 | 2011 | 26 October | Informal | Poland | Herman Van Rompuy (1st term) | José Manuel Barroso (2nd term) | Website, Statement. | |
| 144 | 2011 | 9 December | Scheduled | Poland | Herman Van Rompuy (1st term) | José Manuel Barroso (2nd term) | Website, Conclusions, Minutes | Video: 1 Archived 4 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine and 2 Archived 11 January 2012 at the Wayback Machine |
| ― | 2011 | 9 December | Euro summit | Poland | Herman Van Rompuy (1st term) | José Manuel Barroso (2nd term) | Statement | |
| ― | 2012 | 30 January | Euro summit | Denmark | Herman Van Rompuy (1st term) | José Manuel Barroso (2nd term) | Agreed lines of communication. | |
| 145 | 2012 | 30 January | Informal | Denmark | Herman Van Rompuy (1st term) | José Manuel Barroso (2nd term) | Website, Statement on growth and jobs, Growth and competitiveness, Foreign policy issues, Fiscal discipline and convergence, Treaty on Stability, Coordination and Governance. | Video Archived 4 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine |
| 146 | 2012 | 1–2 March | Scheduled | Denmark | Herman Van Rompuy (1st term) | José Manuel Barroso (2nd term) | Website, Conclusions, Implementation of the European Semester, Fiscal Compact signed, Van Rompuy re-elected president, Minutes and corrigendum | Video: 1 Archived 6 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine and 2 Archived 6 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine |
| ― | 2012 | 2 March | Euro summit | Denmark | Herman Van Rompuy (1st term) | José Manuel Barroso (2nd term) | Statement. | |
| 147 | 2012 | 23 May | Informal | Denmark | Herman Van Rompuy (1st term) | José Manuel Barroso (2nd term) | Website 1 and 2, Greece: euro area press lines, Tackling youth unemployment. | Video |
| 148 | 2012 | 28–29 June | Scheduled | Denmark | Herman Van Rompuy (2nd term) | José Manuel Barroso (2nd term) | Website, Conclusions, Towards a genuine EMU (Council edition), European Council programme July 2012 to Dec.2014, Minutes | Video: 1 Archived 22 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine and 2 Archived 22 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine |
| ― | 2012 | 28–29 June | Euro summit | Denmark | Herman Van Rompuy (2nd term) | José Manuel Barroso (2nd term) | Statement | Video Archived 1 July 2013 at archive.today |
| 149 | 2012 | 18–19 October | Scheduled | Cyprus | Herman Van Rompuy (2nd term) | José Manuel Barroso (2nd term) | Website, Conclusions, Conclusions on completing EMU, Towards a genuine EMU (interim report), Statement on Greece, Minutes | Video: 1 and 2 |
| 150 | 2012 | 22‑23 November | Extraordinary | Cyprus | Herman Van Rompuy (2nd term) | José Manuel Barroso (2nd term) | Website, Statement on EU's Multiannual Financial Framework 2014–20, Minutes | Video Archived 22 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine |
| 151 | 2012 | 13–14 December | Scheduled | Cyprus | Herman Van Rompuy (2nd term) | José Manuel Barroso (2nd term) | Website, Conclusions, Conclusions on completing EMU, Towards a genuine EMU (final report), Agreed position on bank supervision (SSM), Minutes | Video 1 and 2 |
| 152 | 2013 | 7–8 February | Scheduled | Ireland | Herman Van Rompuy (2nd term) | José Manuel Barroso (2nd term) | Website, Conclusions, Multiannual Financial Framework. | Video Archived 22 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine |
| ― | 2013 | 14 March | Euro summit | Ireland | Herman Van Rompuy (2nd term) | José Manuel Barroso (2nd term) | New procedure rules for Euro summits, Presidential Remarks | |
| 153 | 2013 | 14–15 March | Scheduled | Ireland | Herman Van Rompuy (2nd term) | José Manuel Barroso (2nd term) | Website, Conclusions. | Video: 1 Archived 22 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine and 2 |
| 154 | 2013 | 22 May | Scheduled | Ireland | Herman Van Rompuy (2nd term) | José Manuel Barroso (2nd term) | Website, Conclusions (Taxation and Energy), EC member numbers. | Video |
| 155 | 2013 | 27–28 June | Scheduled | Ireland | Herman Van Rompuy (2nd term) | José Manuel Barroso (2nd term) | Website, Conclusions, EP in 2014–19, Genuine EMU. | Video: 1 and 2 |
| 156 | 2013 | 24–25 October | Scheduled | Lithuania | Herman Van Rompuy (2nd term) | José Manuel Barroso (2nd term) | Website, Conclusions. | Video: 1 and 2 |
| 157 | 2013 | 19–20 December | Scheduled | Lithuania | Herman Van Rompuy (2nd term) | José Manuel Barroso (2nd term) | Website, Conclusions, Security & Defense conclusions. | Video: 1 and 2 |
| 158 | 2014 | 6 March | Extraordinary | Greece | Herman Van Rompuy (2nd term) | José Manuel Barroso (2nd term) | Website (EU stands by Ukraine), Statement on Ukraine. | Video and photo gallery |
| 159 | 2014 | 20–21 March | Scheduled | Greece | Herman Van Rompuy (2nd term) | José Manuel Barroso (2nd term) | Website, Conclusions, Conclusions on Ukraine, EU sanctions against Russia, Signing of EU-Ukraine Association Agreement. | Video: 1 and 2 |
| 160 | 2014 | 27 May | Informal | Greece | Herman Van Rompuy (2nd term) | José Manuel Barroso (2nd term) | Website, Statement on Ukraine. | Video |
| 161 | 2014 | 26–27 June | Scheduled | Greece | Herman Van Rompuy (2nd term) | José Manuel Barroso (2nd term) | Website, Conclusions, Conclusions on Ukraine, Strategic agenda for the Union, World War I commemoration, Signing of Association Agreements with Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine. | Video |
| 162 | 2014 | 16 July | Extraordinary | Italy | Herman Van Rompuy (2nd term) | José Manuel Barroso (2nd term) | Website, Conclusions, Conclusions on Ukraine and Gaza. | Video |
| 163 | 2014 | 30 August | Extraordinary | Italy | Herman Van Rompuy (2nd term) | José Manuel Barroso (2nd term) | Website, Conclusions, Nomination of next European Council president and Foreign Affairs High Representative, Sanctions against Russia over Ukraine crisis. | Video: 1 and 2, Ukrainian President 1a and 1b |
| 164 | 2014 | 23–24 October | Scheduled | Italy | Herman Van Rompuy (2nd term) | José Manuel Barroso (2nd term) | Website, Conclusions, New Commission appointed, 2030 climate and energy policy framework, EU response on Ebola. | Video: 1 and 2 |
| ― | 2014 | 24 October | Euro summit | Italy | Herman Van Rompuy (2nd term) | José Manuel Barroso (2nd term) | Statement | |
| 165 | 2014 | 18 December | Scheduled | Italy | Donald Tusk (1st term) | Jean-Claude Juncker | Website, Conclusions, Crimea and Sevastopol: further EU sanctions. | Video |
| 166 | 2015 | 12 February | Informal | Latvia | Donald Tusk (1st term) | Jean-Claude Juncker | Website, Results of the informal meeting, Statement on the fight against terrorism, Next Steps on Better Economic Governance in the Euro Area (analytical note), Remarks about Ukrainian ceasefire. | Video, Ukrainian ceasefire agreement |
| 167 | 2015 | 19–20 March | Scheduled | Latvia | Donald Tusk (1st term) | Jean-Claude Juncker | Website, Conclusions, Energy Union, Relations with Russia, European Semester 2015, Statement on Tunisia, Statement on Greece. | Video: 1 and 2 |
| 168 | 2015 | 23 April | Extraordinary | Latvia | Donald Tusk (1st term) | Jean-Claude Juncker | Website, Statement, 10 point action plan to combat Mediterranean migratory pressures, Minutes | Video |
| — | 2015 | 22 June | Euro summit | Latvia | Donald Tusk (1st term) | Jean-Claude Juncker | Website, Presidential remarks 1 and 2 | Video |
| 169 | 2015 | 25–26 June | Scheduled | Latvia | Donald Tusk (1st term) | Jean-Claude Juncker | Website, Conclusions, European Fund for Strategic Investments, Completing Europe's Economic and Monetary Union Archived 11 October 2018 at the Wayback Machine. | Video: 1 and 2 |
| — | 2015 | 7 July | Euro summit | Luxembourg | Donald Tusk (1st term) | Jean-Claude Juncker | Website, Preparing Eurogroup meeting, Presidential Remarks | Video |
| — | 2015 | 12 July | Euro summit | Luxembourg | Donald Tusk (1st term) | Jean-Claude Juncker | Website, Eurogroup meeting, Presidential Remarks, Statement | Video |
| 170 | 2015 | 23 September | Informal | Luxembourg | Donald Tusk (1st term) | Jean-Claude Juncker | Website, Presidential Remarks, Statement | Video Archived 25 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine |
| 171 | 2015 | 15 October | Scheduled | Luxembourg | Donald Tusk (1st term) | Jean-Claude Juncker | Website, Conclusions | |
| 172 | 2015 | 12 November | Informal | Luxembourg | Donald Tusk (1st term) | Jean-Claude Juncker | Website, Presidential Remarks | |
| 173 | 2015 | 17‑18 December | Scheduled | Luxembourg | Donald Tusk (1st term) | Jean-Claude Juncker | Website, Conclusions | |
| 174 | 2016 | 18‑19 February | Scheduled | Netherlands | Donald Tusk (1st term) | Jean-Claude Juncker | Website, Conclusions | |
| 175 | 2016 | 17–18 March | Scheduled | Netherlands | Donald Tusk (1st term) | Jean-Claude Juncker | Website, Conclusions, Minutes and corrigendum | |
| 176 | 2016 | 28 June | Scheduled (postponed due to Brexit Referendum) | Netherlands | Donald Tusk (1st term) | Jean-Claude Juncker | Website, Conclusions, Minutes | |
| 176 | 2016 | 29 June | Informal$^{withoutUK}$ | Netherlands | Donald Tusk (1st term) | Jean-Claude Juncker | Website, Statement | |
| 177 | 2016 | 16 September | Informal$^{withoutUK}$ | Slovakia | Donald Tusk (1st term) | Jean-Claude Juncker | Website, Declaration and Roadmap | |
| 178 | 2016 | 20–21 October | Scheduled | Slovakia | Donald Tusk (1st term) | Jean-Claude Juncker | Website, Conclusions | |
| 179 | 2016 | 15 December | Scheduled | Slovakia | Donald Tusk (1st term) | Jean-Claude Juncker | Website, Conclusions | |
| 180 | 2017 | 3 February, a.m. | Informal | Malta | Donald Tusk (1st term) | Jean-Claude Juncker | Website, Statement and remarks | |
| 180 | 2017 | 3 February, p.m. | Informal$^{withoutUK}$ | Malta | Donald Tusk (1st term) | Jean-Claude Juncker | Website: "Main results: Preparations for the 60th anniversary of the Rome Treaties" | |
| 181 | 2017 | 9 March | Scheduled | Malta | Donald Tusk (1st term) | Jean-Claude Juncker | Website, Conclusions by the President, Minutes | |
| 181 | 2017 | 10 March | Informal$^{withoutUK}$ | Malta | Donald Tusk (1st term) | Jean-Claude Juncker | Website: "Informal meeting" | |
| 182 | 2017 | 29 April | Extraordinary$^{withoutUK}$ | Malta | Donald Tusk (1st term) | Jean-Claude Juncker | Website, European Council (Art. 50) guidelines for Brexit negotiations, Minutes | |
| 183 | 2017 | 22–23 June | Scheduled | Malta | Donald Tusk (2nd term) | Jean-Claude Juncker | Website, Annotated agenda, Conclusions | |
| 183 | 2017 | 22 June, evening | Extraordinary$^{withoutUK}$ | Malta | Donald Tusk (2nd term) | Jean-Claude Juncker | Website, Annotated agenda, Decision by Heads of State and Government: Procedure leading up to a decision on the relocation of the EMA and the EBA in the context of the UK's withdrawal from the Union | |
| 184 | 2017 | 19–20 October | Scheduled | Estonia | Donald Tusk (2nd term) | Jean-Claude Juncker | Website, Conclusions | |
| 184 | 2017 | 20 October | Extraordinary$^{withoutUK}$ | Estonia | Donald Tusk (2nd term) | Jean-Claude Juncker | Website | |
| 185 | 2017 | 17 November | Informal | Estonia | Donald Tusk (2nd term) | Jean-Claude Juncker | Website | |
| 186 | 2017 | 14–15 December | Scheduled | Estonia | Donald Tusk (2nd term) | Jean-Claude Juncker | Website, Conclusions | |
| 186 | 2017 | 15 December | Euro Summit | Estonia | Donald Tusk (2nd term) | Jean-Claude Juncker | Website, Presidential Remarks | |
| 186 | 2017 | 15 December | Extraordinary$^{withoutUK}$ | Estonia | Donald Tusk (2nd term) | Jean-Claude Juncker | Outcome: guidelines for Brexit negotiations | |
| 187 | 2018 | 22–23 March | Scheduled | Bulgaria | Donald Tusk (2nd term) | Jean-Claude Juncker | Website, Conclusions | |
| 187 | 2018 | 23 March | Scheduled$^{withoutUK}$ | Bulgaria | Donald Tusk (2nd term) | Jean-Claude Juncker | Website | |
| 187 | 2018 | 23 March | Euro Summit | Bulgaria | Donald Tusk (2nd term) | Jean-Claude Juncker | Website | |
| 188 | 2018 | 28–29 June | Scheduled | Bulgaria | Donald Tusk (2nd term) | Jean-Claude Juncker | Website, Conclusions | |
| 188 | 2018 | 29 June | Extraordinary$^{withoutUK}$ | Bulgaria | Donald Tusk (2nd term) | Jean-Claude Juncker | Conclusions | |
| 188 | 2018 | 29 June | Euro Summit | Bulgaria | Donald Tusk (2nd term) | Jean-Claude Juncker | Website, Statement | |
| 189 | 2018 | 19–20 September | Informal | Austria | Donald Tusk (2nd term) | Jean-Claude Juncker | Website | |
| 189 | 2018 | 20 September | Informal$^{withoutUK}$ | Austria | Donald Tusk (2nd term) | Jean-Claude Juncker | Website | |
| 190 | 2018 | 17 October | Extraordinary$^{withoutUK}$ | Austria | Donald Tusk (2nd term) | Jean-Claude Juncker | Website | |
| 190 | 2018 | 18 October, a.m. | Scheduled | Austria | Donald Tusk (2nd term) | Jean-Claude Juncker | Website | |
| 190 | 2018 | 18 October, p.m. | Euro Summit | Austria | Donald Tusk (2nd term) | Jean-Claude Juncker | Website | |
| 191 | 2018 | 13–14 December | Scheduled | Austria | Donald Tusk (2nd term) | Jean-Claude Juncker | Website | |
| 191 | 2018 | 13 December | Extraordinary$^{withoutUK}$ | Austria | Donald Tusk (2nd term) | Jean-Claude Juncker | Website | |
| 191 | 2018 | 14 December | Euro Summit | Austria | Donald Tusk (2nd term) | Jean-Claude Juncker | Website, Statement | |
| 192 | 2019 | 21 March | Extraordinary$^{withoutUK}$ | Romania | Donald Tusk (2nd term) | Jean-Claude Juncker | Website, European Council Decision (EU) 2019/476 taken in agreement with the United Kingdom of 22 March 2019 extending the period under Article 50(3) TEU, Conclusions | |
| 192 | 2019 | 22 March | Scheduled | Romania | Donald Tusk (2nd term) | Jean-Claude Juncker | Website, Conclusions | |
| 193 | 2019 | 10 April | Extraordinary$^{withoutUK}$ | Romania | Donald Tusk (2nd term) | Jean-Claude Juncker | Website, European Council Decision (EU) 2019/584 taken in agreement with the United Kingdom of 11 April 2019 extending the period under Article 50(3) TEU, Conclusions | |
| 194 | 2019 | 9 May | Informal | Romania | Donald Tusk (2nd term) | Jean-Claude Juncker | Website | |
| 195 | 2019 | 28 May | Informal | Romania | Donald Tusk (2nd term) | Jean-Claude Juncker | Website | |
| 196 | 2019 | 20 June | Scheduled | Romania | Donald Tusk (2nd term) | Jean-Claude Juncker | Website, Conclusions | |
| 196 | 2019 | 21 June | Euro Summit | Romania | Donald Tusk (2nd term) | Jean-Claude Juncker | Website, Statement | |
| 196 | 2019 | 21 June | Extraordinary$^{withoutUK}$ | Romania | Donald Tusk (2nd term) | Jean-Claude Juncker | Website (see heading "Brexit") | |
| 197 | 2019 | 30 June–2 July | Extraordinary | Romania & Finland | Donald Tusk (2nd term) | Jean-Claude Juncker | Website, Conclusions (nominations for President of the European Council, President of the Commission, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and President of the European Central Bank) | |
| 198 | 2019 | 17 October | Extraordinary$^{withoutUK}$ | Finland | Donald Tusk (2nd term) | Jean-Claude Juncker | Website, Conclusions | |
| 198 | 2019 | 17–18 October | Scheduled | Finland | Donald Tusk (2nd term) | Jean-Claude Juncker | Website, Conclusions | |
| 199 | 2019 | 12–13 December | Scheduled | Finland | Charles Michel | Ursula von der Leyen (1st term) | Website, Conclusions | |
| 199 | 2019 | 13 December | Euro Summit | Finland | Charles Michel | Ursula von der Leyen (1st term) | Website, Statement | |
| 199 | 2019 | 13 December | Extraordinary$^{withoutUK}$ | Finland | Charles Michel | Ursula von der Leyen (1st term) | Website, Conclusions | |

### 2020s

| # | Year | Date | Type | EU Council presidency | Council President | Commission President | Agenda, Conclusions, Declarations, Statements |
| 200 | 2020 | 20–21 February | Extraordinary | Croatia | Charles Michel | Ursula von der Leyen (1st term) | Website |
| 201 | 2020 | 10 March | Extraordinary (Informal video conference) | Croatia | Charles Michel | Ursula von der Leyen (1st term) | Website |
| 202 | 2020 | 17 March | Extraordinary (Informal video conference) | Croatia | Charles Michel | Ursula von der Leyen (1st term) | Website |
| 203 | 2020 | 26 March | Informal (informal video conference - replacing scheduled meeting) | Croatia | Charles Michel | Ursula von der Leyen (1st term) | Website, Statement |
| 204 | 2020 | 23 April | Extraordinary (Informal video conference) | Croatia | Charles Michel | Ursula von der Leyen (1st term) | Website |
| 205 | 2020 | 19 June | Informal (informal video conference - replacing scheduled meeting) | Croatia | Charles Michel | Ursula von der Leyen (1st term) | Website |
| 206 | 2020 | 17–21 July | Extraordinary | Germany | Charles Michel | Ursula von der Leyen (1st term) | Website, Conclusions |
| 207 | 2020 | 19 August | Extraordinary (Informal video conference) | Germany | Charles Michel | Ursula von der Leyen (1st term) | Website |
| 208 | 2020 | 1–2 October | Extraordinary | Germany | Charles Michel | Ursula von der Leyen (1st term) | Website, Conclusions |
| 209 | 2020 | 15–16 October | Scheduled | Germany | Charles Michel | Ursula von der Leyen (1st term) | Website, Conclusions |
| 210 | 2020 | 29 October | Extraordinary (Informal video conference) | Germany | Charles Michel | Ursula von der Leyen (1st term) | Website |
| 211 | 2020 | 19 November | Extraordinary (Informal video conference) | Germany | Charles Michel | Ursula von der Leyen (1st term) | Website |
| 212 | 2020 | 10–11 December | Scheduled | Germany | Charles Michel | Ursula von der Leyen (1st term) | Website, Conclusions |
| ― | 2020 | 11 December | Euro summit | Germany | Charles Michel | Ursula von der Leyen (1st term) | Website, Statement |
| 213 | 2021 | 21 January | Extraordinary (Informal video conference) | Portugal | Charles Michel | Ursula von der Leyen (1st term) | Website |
| 214 | 2021 | 25–26 February | Extraordinary (Informal video conference) | Portugal | Charles Michel | Ursula von der Leyen (1st term) | Website, Statement |
| ― | 2021 | 25 March | Euro summit (Informal video conference) | Portugal | Charles Michel | Ursula von der Leyen (1st term) | Website, Statement |
| 215 | 2021 | 25–26 March | Informal (Informal video conference - replacing scheduled meeting) | Portugal | Charles Michel | Ursula von der Leyen (1st term) | Website, Statement |
| ― | 2021 | 7 May | Tripartite Social Summit | Portugal | Charles Michel | Ursula von der Leyen (1st term) | Website, Statement |
| 216 | 2021 | 7–8 May | Informal | Portugal | Charles Michel | Ursula von der Leyen (1st term) | Website, Declaration |
| 217 | 2021 | 24–25 May | Extraordinary | Portugal | Charles Michel | Ursula von der Leyen (1st term) | Website, Conclusions |
| 218 | 2021 | 24–25 June | Scheduled | Portugal | Charles Michel | Ursula von der Leyen (1st term) | Website, Conclusions |
| ― | 2021 | 25 June | Euro summit | Portugal | Charles Michel | Ursula von der Leyen (1st term) | Website, Statement |
| 219 | 2021 | 5 October | Informal | Slovenia | Charles Michel | Ursula von der Leyen (1st term) | Website |
| ― | 2021 | 20 October | Tripartite Social Summit | Slovenia | Charles Michel | Ursula von der Leyen (1st term) | Website, Main Messages |
| 220 | 2021 | 21–22 October | Scheduled | Slovenia | Charles Michel | Ursula von der Leyen (1st term) | Website, Conclusions |
| 221 | 2021 | 16 December | Scheduled | Slovenia | Charles Michel | Ursula von der Leyen (1st term) | Website, Conclusions |
| ― | 2021 | 16 December | Euro summit | Slovenia | Charles Michel | Ursula von der Leyen (1st term) | Website, Statement |
| 222 | 2022 | 17 February | Informal | France | Charles Michel | Ursula von der Leyen (1st term) | Website |
| 223 | 2022 | 24 February | Extraordinary | France | Charles Michel | Ursula von der Leyen (1st term) | Website, Conclusions |
| 224 | 2022 | 10–11 March | Informal | France | Charles Michel | Ursula von der Leyen (1st term) | Website, Declaration |
| ― | 2022 | 23 March | Tripartite Social Summit | France | Charles Michel | Ursula von der Leyen (1st term) | Website, Main messages |
| 225 | 2022 | 24–25 March | Scheduled | France | Charles Michel | Ursula von der Leyen (1st term) | Website, Conclusions |
| 226 | 2022 | 30–31 May | Extraordinary | France | Charles Michel | Ursula von der Leyen (1st term) | Website, Conclusions |
| 227 | 2022 | 23–24 June | Scheduled | France | Charles Michel | Ursula von der Leyen (1st term) | Website, Conclusions |
| ― | 2022 | 24 June | Euro summit | France | Charles Michel | Ursula von der Leyen (1st term) | Website, Statement |
| 228 | 2022 | 7 October | Informal | Czech Republic | Charles Michel | Ursula von der Leyen (1st term) | Website, Remarks |
| ― | 2022 | 19 October | Tripartite Social Summit | Czech Republic | Charles Michel | Ursula von der Leyen (1st term) | Website, Main messages |
| 229 | 2022 | 20–21 October | Scheduled | Czech Republic | Charles Michel | Ursula von der Leyen (1st term) | Website, Conclusions |
| 230 | 2022 | 15 December | Scheduled | Czech Republic | Charles Michel | Ursula von der Leyen (1st term) | Website, Conclusions |
| 231 | 2023 | 9 February | Extraordinary | Sweden | Charles Michel | Ursula von der Leyen (1st term) | Website, Conclusions |
| ― | 2023 | 22 March | Tripartite Social Summit | Sweden | Charles Michel | Ursula von der Leyen (1st term) | Website, Main Messages |
| 232 | 2023 | 23 March | Scheduled | Sweden | Charles Michel | Ursula von der Leyen (1st term) | Website, Conclusions |
| ― | 2023 | 24 March | Euro summit | Sweden | Charles Michel | Ursula von der Leyen (1st term) | Website, Statement |
| 233 | 2023 | 29–30 June | Scheduled | Sweden | Charles Michel | Ursula von der Leyen (1st term) | Website, Conclusions |
| 234 | 2023 | 6 October | Informal | Spain | Charles Michel | Ursula von der Leyen (1st term) | Website, Declaration |
| 235 | 2023 | 17 October | Extraordinary (video conference) | Spain | Charles Michel | Ursula von der Leyen (1st term) | Website, Statement |
| ― | 2023 | 25 October | Tripartite Social Summit | Spain | Charles Michel | Ursula von der Leyen (1st term) | Website, Main Messages |
| 236 | 2023 | 26–27 October | Scheduled | Spain | Charles Michel | Ursula von der Leyen (1st term) | Website, Conclusions |
| ― | 2023 | 27 October | Euro summit | Spain | Charles Michel | Ursula von der Leyen (1st term) | Website, Statement |
| 237 | 2023 | 14–15 December | Scheduled | Spain | Charles Michel | Ursula von der Leyen (1st term) | Website, Conclusions |
| 238 | 2024 | 1 February | Extraordinary | Belgium | Charles Michel | Ursula von der Leyen (1st term) | Website, Conclusions |
| ― | 2024 | 20 March | Tripartite Social Summit | Belgium | Charles Michel | Ursula von der Leyen (1st term) | Website, Main Messages |
| 239 | 2024 | 21–22 March | Scheduled | Belgium | Charles Michel | Ursula von der Leyen (1st term) | Website, Conclusions |
| ― | 2024 | 22 March | Euro summit | Belgium | Charles Michel | Ursula von der Leyen (1st term) | Website, Statement |
| 240 | 2024 | 17–18 April | Extraordinary | Belgium | Charles Michel | Ursula von der Leyen (1st term) | Website, Conclusions |
| 241 | 2024 | 17 June | Informal | Belgium | Charles Michel | Ursula von der Leyen (1st term) | Website |
| 242 | 2024 | 27 June | Scheduled | Belgium | Charles Michel | Ursula von der Leyen (1st term) | Website, Conclusions |
| 243 | 2024 | 17 October | Scheduled | Hungary | Charles Michel | Ursula von der Leyen (1st term) | Website, Conclusions |
| 244 | 2024 | 7–8 November | Informal | Hungary | Charles Michel | Ursula von der Leyen (1st term) | Website, Declaration |
| 245 | 2024 | 19 December | Scheduled | Hungary | António Costa | Ursula von der Leyen (2nd term) | Website, Conclusions |
| 246 | 2025 | 3 February | Informal (EU-UK defence meeting) | Poland | António Costa | Ursula von der Leyen (2nd term) | Website |
| 247 | 2025 | 6 March | Extraordinary (EU defence & Ukraine) | Poland | António Costa | Ursula von der Leyen (2nd term) | Website, Conclusions, Ukraine text |
| ― | 2025 | 19 March | Tripartite Social Summit | Poland | António Costa | Ursula von der Leyen (2nd term) | Website |
| ― | 2025 | 20 March | Euro summit | Poland | António Costa | Ursula von der Leyen (2nd term) | Website |
| 248 | 2025 | 20–21 March | Scheduled | Poland | António Costa | Ursula von der Leyen (2nd term) | Website |
| 249 | 2025 | 26–27 June | Scheduled | Poland | António Costa | Ursula von der Leyen (2nd term) | Website |
| 250 | 2025 | 1 October | Informal | Denmark | António Costa | Ursula von der Leyen (2nd term) | Website |
| 251 | 2025 | 23–24 October | Scheduled | Denmark | António Costa | Ursula von der Leyen (2nd term) | Website |
| 252 | 2025 | 18–19 December | Scheduled | Denmark | António Costa | Ursula von der Leyen (2nd term) | Website |
| 253 | 2026 | 19–20 March | Scheduled | Cyprus | António Costa | Ursula von der Leyen (2nd term) | |
| 254 | 2026 | 18–19 June | Scheduled | Cyprus | António Costa | Ursula von der Leyen (2nd term) | |
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## Notable details
### 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 (with Pierre de Boissieu as his deputy) and High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP). It decided on a common policy on Russia (first use of the CFSP). 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".

### Gothenburg 2001

The 2001 meeting of the European Council was held in the Swedish city of Gothenburg, from 14 to 16 June.
The EU Summit focused upon EU enlargement, sustainable development, economic growth and structural reform issues. The EU–US summit included a visit by U.S. president George W. Bush on 14 June. It was the first U.S. presidential visit to Sweden, and was intended as an opportunity to discuss differences on climate negotiations, WTO and Middle East issues with the EU leaders. It was marred by extensive demonstrations.
The main protests were organised by three broad coalitions, a local coalition Bush Go home that opposed U.S. foreign policy, a Sweden-based coalition Network Gothenburg 2001 which opposed Swedish membership in the EU and EMU and an international coalition Gothenburg Action 2001, a proponent of "another Europe", opponent of EU militarisation, the Schengen Agreement, and defending the public sector and the environment from becoming trade commodities and EMU. There was also a broad Iranian and a smaller anti-capitalist coalition as well as non-violent networks and Reclaim the Streets organising demonstrations and a street party.
According to the police, more than 50,000 demonstrators gathered in Gothenburg during the three days of the summit, among them a smaller number with foreign nationality. The demonstrating organisations arranged many conferences, the biggest conference (besides, of course, the EU summit itself) being Fritt forum (Free Forum) which hosted 50 lectures and seminars and was funded by the city of Gothenburg, the Swedish justice department and Sweden's foreign ministry department among others. The summit was guarded by approximately 2500 police officers.
Besides a number of encounters and skirmishes there were a number of riots. The first one occurred on 14 June after the police had surrounded and enclosed the Hvitfeldtska gymnasiet where demonstrators had been invited by the city to stay during the summit. The second occurred in the morning of 15 June in conjunction with a demonstration of 2000 participants organised by the anti-capitalist organisation, and it resulted in violent clashes with the police and damage of Gothenburg's main street Kungsportsavenyn. Later in the evening during the Reclaim the City demonstration, a police unit came under attack by demonstrators throwing projectiles. The police subsequently fired shots at the demonstrators. Three persons were injured by gunshots, one of whom was seriously injured. This was the first use of firearms against Swedish demonstrators since the Ådalen shootings in 1931.
The riots were followed by prison sentences for 64 persons convicted of criminal behaviour. In total demonstrators were sent to prison for almost 50 years. As of 2006, no police officer has been convicted of wrongdoing during the summit. One officer was tried and convicted for committing perjury during a trial against a Gothenburg demonstrator.
The riots left large areas of central Gothenburg demolished due to the violent protests of the demonstrators, as well as leaving many stores looted.
The summit meeting of the European Union was notable because heads of states from the EU gathered in Gothenburg, and also because the American President George W. Bush visited Sweden for the first time on the day before the summit meeting. As a reaction to this, protesters from all over the world planned to gather in Gothenburg to demonstrate under different banners. The City of Gothenburg assisted the out-of-town protesters by providing living quarters in different schools around Gothenburg and a convergence center, first at Hvitfeldtska gymnasiet and later moved to Schillerska Gymnasiet.
The political background to the protests was a conjuncture of three forces. EU-criticism and opposition to membership in the EU was stronger in Sweden than anywhere else in the union. Secondly a wave of globalisation protests against neoliberalism had gained momentum after the protests during the EU Summit in Amsterdam 1997 and the WTO meeting in Seattle 1999. Anti-war and environmental concerns against the U.S. was a third factor.
The police planned and gathered their forces in anticipation of the meeting. Never before had this many heads of state met in Sweden, and thousands of police were to stand guard in Gothenburg to keep order during these three days of June 2001. The police had long prepared for disturbances and also had many different intelligence services directed at the groups participating in the planning of demonstrations. There were differing opinions amongst the police forces involved. The security police did not want the Hvitfeldtska gymnasiet to be used as they felt it was too close to the EU Summit while the Gothenburg police insisted on having the demonstrators there. American police tactics against protesters were in use such as a psycho-tactic unit that was supposed to have a dialogue with demonstrating organisations.
The police, the local authority and the different demonstration coalitions had arranged a dialogue group where they planned and discussed the demonstrations to ensure they would be as peaceful as possible.
The officers in command of the action stated that they were very pleased with how the police had served during the summit (an opinion which at the time was shared by the government). It was claimed that the police successfully had used advance information about demonstrators and undercover police officers among the demonstrators to among other things find out about the "secret" information central.
According to the police, they acted completely in accordance with the Police Law.
The Swedish Police Union strongly criticised the way the police actions had been led and managed. In its report "Chaos" – regarding the Command in Gothenburg in June 2001 it is stated that a majority of the police who were on duty during the time felt they did not have enough resources to carry out their duties in a proper manner and that orders were confusing.
Statistics:
* Crimes reported: 3,143 (as of February 2002)
* Detained (gripna) for criminal actions: 554
* Detained (omhändertagna) by the police (including following two listings): 575
** Detained (omhändertagna) by the police in the power of §13 of the police law (aka PL13): 387
** Detained (omhändertagna) by the police in the power of §11 of the police law (aka PL11): 188
* Arrested (anhållna): 107
* Detained while pending trial (häktade): 59
* Number of verdicts: 38
* Number of "EU-related" (i.e. related to events during the EU-summit) persons injured (treated by hospitals in the region of Västra Götaland): 143
** Police: 53
** Demonstrators: 90
The total sum of the sentences following the riots during the EU summit was roughly 50 years in prison, which according to the journalist Erik Wijk is 12 times more than earlier riots. No police were convicted despite a large number of complaints.
One of the most noticed cases is the so-called information central, which was stormed by Nationella insatsstyrkan during the first day of the summit. A total of eight persons (five men, three women) were sentenced to long prison sentences after having sent out text messages urging people to go to Hvitfeldtska gymnasiet in connection with the police shutdown of the school.
The police officer in charge for the EU summit, Håkan Jaldung [sv], was accused in a trial of preventing about 100 people at the Schillerska from leaving the place for several hours, but was found innocent.
Göteborgsaktionen ("The Gothenburg Action") involved 87 organisations out of whom 33 were Swedish, 22 Danish, 9 Finnish, 5 Norwegian, 4 European and some other mainly from different Eastern European countries. Nätverket Göteborg ("The Gothenburg Network") involved over 20 organisations.

### 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:
* New measures in the area of Justice and Home Affairs: the European arrest warrant, a common definition of "terrorism", and EUROJUST
* The seats of ten new EU agencies (after hours of disagreement, the European Council failed to reach an agreement and decided to leave the decision until next year)
* Impending introduction of Euro cash (the European Council met with the Finance ministers to consider this)
* Progress of EU enlargement
* The adoption of the Laeken Declaration on the Future of Europe
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.