COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,update

 

Press material Monday, 08 September 2025

● European Council   08/09/2025 13:51 | Media accreditation | One-year badge 2025 - accreditation is open   This badge is intended for journalists resident in Belgium and gives access, during the whole calendar year 2025, to the Council premises during summits and high-level meetings, as well as on regular working days.  Application deadline: Friday 3 October 2025 at 14:00 Apply for the one-year badge More information on the one-year badge (PDF) Procedure Before starting the online procedure please make sure to have at hand the following piece of information and documents: the number of your valid identity document (national identity cards are only accepted for EU and EFTA nationals) or passport, as well as the issuing and expiry dates thereof a scanned copy of your EU or Belgian press card, OR of the assignment letter signed by your editor-in-chief confirming that you are covering EU affairs during the current year a passport-type picture in .jpeg format (max. 500KB) you will also be asked to print, sign and upload a form to give your authorisation to be security screened by the Belgian authorities. You will be able to download your consent form from your account Collection of badges You will receive an automatic email to inform you once your application has been validated and the badge is ready to be collected. One-year badges can be collected, on an individual basis only, at the JL main accreditation desk on working days. Please ensure you have your ID/passport when collecting the badge.   Visit the website

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08/09/2025 13:49 | Media accreditation | Media advisory - Accreditation for the European Council, 23 and 24 October 2025   The meeting of the European Council will take place on 23 and 24 October 2025 in the Europa building in Brussels. Address: Rue de la Loi 155/Wetstraat 155, 1040-Brussels. Registration Media representatives wishing to cover the meeting in person are required to register in advance, following this link. Application deadline: Friday 3 October at 14:00 IMPORTANT: Media representatives are strongly advised to apply as soon as possible to allow for sufficient time to process the requests, especially those attending a European summit for the first time or who have not completed a full security screening during the last European Council of 26 June 2025. Due to organizational and security constraints, the Council cannot guarantee the verification of applications for accreditation received after the deadline. Without such verification, the access to the summit will be denied.  There is no need to register or collect any badge for the media representatives already in possession of the European Council annual badge. For more information, please also consult the Media accreditation page. Badge Collection A media accreditation desk will be set up at the LEX building (Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 145) outside the security perimeter, to allow for collection of badges during the event. Opening hours will be communicated at a later stage. Media opportunities A detailed programme, including information on media opportunities, will be published at a later stage. Press materials Videos and photos of the summits will be available on: Council Newsroom EC Audiovisual Service Council Live   Visit the website