Geopolitical events
On October 7, 2026, European Council President António Costa convened with Southern European heads of state and government at the 13th MED9 Summit in Split, Croatia, addressing regional economic coordination, energy security, and Mediterranean migration policy. The leaders discussed joint infrastructure funding and energy interconnection initiatives designed to buffer member economies against supply bottlenecks and broader macroeconomic volatility across the Mediterranean corridor. Following the multilateral discussions, Costa is scheduled to travel to the Netherlands on October 9, 2026, for bilateral talks in The Hague with Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten on European Union fiscal integration and competitiveness.