Media advisory - Accreditation for the European Council, 19 and 20 March 2026 12:30 The European Council will take place on 19 and 20 March 2026 in the Europa building in[...]

The meeting of the European Council will take place on 19 and 20 March 2026 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.

The deadline to register is Friday 27 February 2026 at 14:00 CEST.

IMPORTANT: Media representatives are strongly advised to apply by the deadline 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 Informal EU Leaders' retreat of 12 February 2026. 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 events.

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: