EU summit
European leaders' meeting
An EU summit is a meeting of the heads of state or government of European Union member countries, typically held in Brussels several times a year.
These gatherings set major policy directions, negotiate treaties, and address crises facing the bloc: Leaders reached a deal on migration at the EU summit.
The formal name is the European Council meeting.
- BrusselsBelgian capital
- European CouncilEU heads of state forum
- leadersThose with authority
- member statesCountries within a union
- negotiationsFormal discussion seeking agreement
closed doors · diplomacy · Merkel · family photo · treaty · eurozone · bloc · ministers · council · migration · Brexit · handshake · press conference · compromise · deadlock · red lines · delegation · unanimous
- EUEuropean Commission, European Union, Austria, European Parliament, Belgium
- Economic SummitsDavos, World Economic Forum, G7, G8, G20
- European UnionEU, European Union, European Commission, European Parliament, European Council
- Modern EuropeEU, European Union, euro, eurozone, European Parliament
- Official Visitsstate visit, diplomatic mission, royal visit, delegation, treaty negotiation
- meetingsmeeting, AGM, meet, attendee, meetings
organizational scope
EU summitunilateral action
bilateral meeting · UN General Assembly · G7 summit · G20 summit · NATO summit