Politics
Europe in Italy •
In March, the European Council will meet in Rome
The government has accepted President Antonio Costa’s request to mark the 70th anniversary of the Treaties of Rome. This would be the first time since 2003 that the EU Council has been held at a venue other than Brussels.
News has emerged from Palazzo Chigi: the Italian government has accepted President Costa’s proposal to hold the March 2027 European Council in Rome to mark the 70th anniversary of the Treaties of Rome, an initiative that would bring leaders back for a European summit to the place where the founding Treaties were signed seventy years ago. This would be the first time since 2003 that a European Council has been held outside its usual venue in Brussels, as stipulated by the Treaty of Nice. The decision is expected to be formally adopted in Brussels in the coming weeks.