COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,update

 

Press material Monday, 01 June 2026

● Council of the EU   Career opportunities at the General Secretariat, 01/06/2026   Director (AD14) for Council's Directorate LIFE.1 “Common Agricultural Policy” Reference: CONS/AD/205/26 The deadline for applications: 15 June 2026 at 12:00 (Brussels time)   Visit the website ● Council of the EU   01/06/2026 14:48 | Media advisory | Press briefing - Justice and Home Affairs Council of 4 and 5 June 2026   The press briefing ahead of the Justice and Home Affairs Council will take place on Tuesday, 2 June 2026 at 12.30. This "off the record" press briefing will take place in a hybrid format: EU accredited journalists will be able to participate and ask questions either remotely or in person at the Europa building press room. To attend the event remotely, please use the link below to register and have the possibility to ask questions. Those who already registered for previous press events of the Justice and Home Affairs Council do not need to do it again. Deadline for registration: Tuesday, 2 June 2026 at 11.30. Further instructions will be sent to all registered participants shortly after the deadline. Justice and Home Affairs Council (Home Affairs), 4 June 2026 Justice and Home Affairs Council (Justice), 5 June 2026 Registration page   Visit the website ● Council of the EU   01/06/2026 15:42 | Meetings | Agenda highlights - Justice and Home Affairs Council (Home Affairs), 4 June 2026   Home affairs ministers will discuss among others Schengen, migration, security issues and status of displaced persons from Ukraine.   View meeting page ● Council of the EU   01/06/2026 15:43 | Meetings | Agenda highlights - Justice and Home Affairs Council (Justice), 5 June 2026   Justice ministers are expected to agree position on justice programme, to hold policy debate over parenthood and to discuss hate crime and speech.   View meeting page ● European Council   01/06/2026 16:47 | Statements and remarks | Press statement by President António Costa following his meeting with members of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina   Thank you for your hospitality and warm welcome to Sarajevo. And it is a pleasure to start here, in Bosnia and Herzegovina, my second visit to the six Western Balkans partners – ahead of our Summit at the end of this week.  This tour sends a clear signal. The commitment of the European Union to the Western Balkans is real. As real as the opportunity for enlargement. The start of the drafting of Montenegro’s Accession Treaty is proof of that.  Bosnia and Herzegovina needs to decide if it will do the necessary work to share the same future in the European Union. You are only a few steps away from the next tangible phase in the opening of accession negotiations – now is the time to focus on your goal and accelerate the pace of reforms. The road ahead is demanding but there are some low hanging fruits to seize if you deliver on the alignment with the European Union legislation. I urge you to approve the two remaining reforms of your judiciary system and appoint a chief negotiator. Equally urgent is to start implementing the Reform Agenda. This would unlock funds under the Reform and Growth Facility to boost your economic convergence and transform the lives of your citizens – do not miss this opportunity to secure them. Bosnia and Herzegovina has already lost €108 million and an additional €373 million are at risk in the coming months.  The European Union contributes to Bosnia and Herzegovina’s prosperity and security through concrete projects and policies that benefit your citizens: EUFOR Althea is a key element of the European Union’s long-standing commitments to the stability and security of this country; through the European Peace Facility (EPF), the EU provides tangible support to the Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina; and, if you deliver on the alignment with the EU legislation, gradual integration in the European Single Market will benefit your citizens and businesses already before accession. This includes, for instance, becoming part of the EU Roaming space and joining Single European Payments Area. European Union membership is a free and sovereign choice for Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is about more than access to the Single Market. It means joining a political Union built on common values and shared strategic choices. In this time of global geopolitical uncertainty and economic instability, more than an opportunity, enlargement is a geostrategic interest for Europe. It is as an investment in the peace, stability and security of our continent. For that reason, I am also looking forward to the EU-Western Balkans Summit this Friday in Tivat, Montenegro. The Summit will be a clear demonstration of our determination to bring forward our cooperation and build on the momentum of the European Union’s enlargement.  My last message is on the appointment of the new High Representative. We are two days away from the Peace Implementation Council. Bosnia and Herzegovina is not anymore where it was in 1995. A lot of progress has been made. If the future of the country is in the European Union, it is important that the new High Representative to be appointed by the Steering Board of the Peace Implementation Council embodies Bosnia and Herzegovina’s choice to pursue European Union accession.  We will continue working together for a shared European future, within the European Union and Bosnia and Herzegovina.  Thank you.   Visit the website