Annual Council Meeting

Since 2008 this flagship gathering has evolved into a key event in the European political calendar. Attendees regularly include heads of state, European commissioners, and senior representatives of the largest NGOs and political think-tanks. These mingle with top journalists and leading academics in pursuit of a more coordinated and effective European foreign policy.

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Past events

27 Jun

Annual Council Meeting 2025

· ECFR Warsaw

The Annual Council Meeting 2025 will take place on 27-28 June 2025 in Warsaw

9 Dec
European Power

Annual Council Meeting 2021

· ECFR Berlin

ECFR’s Council Members – Europe’s leading decision-makers, opinion-shapers, and public intellectuals – gathered together on 9-10 December in Berlin for ECFR’s Annual Council Meeting to connect and discuss the myriad issues facing Europe and the European Union today

29 Jun

Virtual Annual Council Meeting 2020

Online

The ECFR Annual Council Meeting is one of the leading conferences on Europe’s foreign policy. This year, the meeting took place virtually on 29-30 June. Originally planned to be held in Berlin, this year’s Annual Council Meeting was the first one held online due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The focus this year was Europe’s…

25 Jun

Annual Council Meeting 2019

Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, Lisbon, Portugal

The ECFR Annual Council Meeting is one of the leading conferences on Europe’s foreign policy.  This year, the meeting took place at the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation in Lisbon, on 25-26 June.  The main topic of this year’s form was“Empowering Europeans” in an era of great power competition. Taking place just a few weeks after the…

28 May

Annual Council Meeting 2018

Paris

The ECFR Annual Council Meeting is one of the leading conferences on Europe’s foreign policy. We follow the energy of the debate and this year we met in Paris on 28 & 29 of May. With the multilateral order in recession, and the emergence of a new era of great power competition, we were focusing our…

26 Jun

Annual Council Meeting 2017

· ECFR Berlin

The Annual Council Meeting 2017 will take place on 26-27 June 2017 in Berlin

27 Jun

Annual Council Meeting 2016

· ECFR Berlin

The Annual Council Meeting 2016 will take place on 27-28 June 2016 in The Hague