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The European policy calendar, second half of 2026
A curated month-by-month view of the most consequential European institutional dates — Council meetings, ECB decisions, Parliament plenaries, Eurogroup ministerials — annotated with our own convening calendar. Updated weekly by the REI editorial team.
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June through December
REI EventCouncilECBParliamentSummitData
June2026
10Wed
ECB Governing Council monetary policy meeting
12Fri
Eurogroup ministerial meeting
13Sat
ECOFIN ministers meeting
18-19Thu-Fri
European Council summit — strategic agenda
25Thu
The Awakening of Europe — REI inaugural convening
30Tue
Eurostat Q1 GDP release (final)
July2026
01Wed
Belgian Council presidency hand-over to Cyprus
08Wed
European Parliament plenary opens
12Sun
NATO Foreign Ministers preparatory meeting
16Thu
ECB Governing Council monetary policy meeting
20-21Mon-Tue
Foreign Affairs Council (FAC)
23Thu
REI annual report 2025 publication
September2026
01Tue
European Parliament autumn session opens
10Thu
ECB Governing Council — strategic outlook
11Fri
REI Capital Markets Union working session
16Wed
State of the Union address
21-22Mon-Tue
Informal European Council
28Mon
Eurostat Q2 GDP release (preliminary)
October2026
01Thu
ECB monetary dialogue — Parliament
06Tue
REI public lecture — 'European industrial advantages'
12-13Mon-Tue
Eurogroup + ECOFIN
15-16Thu-Fri
European Council — autumn summit
22Thu
ECB Governing Council monetary policy meeting
23Fri
REI Defence Procurement Roundtable
November2026
10-11Tue-Wed
Eurogroup + ECOFIN
14Sat
REI Annual Investor Briefing — London
18Wed
European Parliament plenary — budget vote
19-20Thu-Fri
Foreign Affairs Council — defence configuration
26Thu
Eurostat Q3 GDP release (preliminary)
December2026
07-08Mon-Tue
Eurogroup + ECOFIN — year-end
10Thu
ECB Governing Council — final 2026 meeting
11Fri
REI Q4 Working Session — 2027 research agenda
17-18Thu-Fri
European Council — year-end summit
20Sun
REI 'Year in figures' annual review publication
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Dates are included on three criteria: a measurable institutional decision-point (Council vote, ECB rate decision, Parliament plenary), a market-relevant data release, or an REI convening. Routine working-group meetings, technical preparatory sessions, and political party events are excluded by default. Full editorial criteria are in our editorial policy.