{"id":6552,"date":"2025-08-29T12:01:09","date_gmt":"2025-08-29T12:01:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/?p=6552"},"modified":"2025-08-29T12:01:09","modified_gmt":"2025-08-29T12:01:09","slug":"european-council-president-antonio-costa-to-visit-romania-as-part-of-eu-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/?p=6552","title":{"rendered":"European Council president Antonio Costa to visit Romania as part of EU tour"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>European Council president Antonio Costa will visit Romania on September 4 as part of his \u201cTour des Capitales,\u201d a series of meetings with EU leaders aimed at shaping the bloc\u2019s agenda ahead of key European summits later this year.<\/p>\n<p>According to the official <a href=\"https:\/\/www.consilium.europa.eu\/en\/press\/press-releases\/2025\/08\/29\/president-antonio-costa-to-go-on-tour-des-capitales-across-eu-member-states\/\" target=\"_blank\">announcement<\/a>, Costa is set to hold talks in Bucharest with Romanian president Nicu\u0219or Dan.<\/p>\n<p>The visit comes as part of a broader tour between September 1 and 19 during which Costa will meet most heads of state or government across the European Union. His stop in Romania will be preceded by meetings with leaders in Slovenia, Croatia, and Austria, and followed by visits to Bulgaria, Czechia, and the Netherlands.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOver the next three weeks, I\u2019ll be travelling across Europe, meeting EU leaders in their capitals. These conversations will help shape our common agenda for the months ahead. As president of the European Council, it is my duty to listen and to understand the priorities of all leaders &#8211; especially in these uncertain times. My role is to build consensus. With every visit, I\u2019ll work to reinforce our cooperation, because in today\u2019s unpredictable world, our unity is our greatest strength,\u201d said Antonio Costa, president of the European Council.<\/p>\n<p>By the end of the year, Antonio Costa will chair two formal European Councils, in October and December, and represent the EU at high-level international gatherings, including the EU-CELAC Summit in Colombia and the EU-African Union Summit in Angola.<\/p>\n<p>European Commission president\u00a0Ursula von der Leyen\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.romania-insider.com\/ursula-von-der-leyen-visit-romania-sept-2025\" target=\"_blank\">will also be in Romania on September 1<\/a> as part of a multi-country tour of the EU\u2019s eastern frontline states, with a focus on strengthening solidarity and defence in the face of growing security challenges from Russia and Belarus. She is scheduled to meet Romanian president Nicu\u0219or Dan and prime minister Ilie Bolojan before travelling to the Black Sea port city of Constan\u021ba.<\/p>\n<p>irina.marica@romania-insider.com<\/p>\n<p>(Photo source: Consilium.europa.eu)<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>European Council president Antonio Costa will visit Romania on September 4 as part of his \u201cTour des Capitales,\u201d a series of meetings with EU leaders aimed at shaping the bloc\u2019s agenda ahead of key European summits later this year. According to the official announcement, Costa is set to hold talks in Bucharest with Romanian president [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6552","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6552","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6552"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6552\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6552"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6552"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ofero.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6552"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}