Ursula Von der Leyen, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, President of Kazakhstan, Antonio Costa - Photo © European Union 2026

At a visit in Brussels from the President of Kazakhstan, EU leaders welcomed President Tokayev’s visit as a strong signal of the growing strategic partnership between the European Union and Kazakhstan.

Costa - Milatovic - Photo © European Union 2026

EU enlargement is “a strategic investment in our shared stability, prosperity and security”, EU Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen said at a summit between leaders from the EU’s Member States and its six Western Balkan partners.

US-EU Joint Statement - Maros Sefcovic - Photo © European Union 2025

The EU Parliament and Council have reached provisional agreement on two Regulations eliminating tariffs on all US industrial goods and providing preferential market access for certain US agricultural and seafood products.