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EU Summit: Support for Zelensky, a €70 Billion Shortfall for Ukraine and Sharp Disputes over Migration

At the two-day EU summit in Brussels, leaders pledged to keep sanctions on Russia, but failed to agree on the budget and did not close the new €70 billion funding gap for Ukraine. The migration discussion was driven by Denmark, Italy and Poland, implicitly criticising Spain's plan to legalise 600,000 migrants. At the two-day EU summit in Brussels, leaders pledged to keep sanctions against Russia in place, but failed to agree on the budget and did not close the new €70 billion funding gap for Ukraine. The migration discussion was extended by Denmark, Italy and Poland, implicitly criticizing Spain's plan to legalize 600,000 migrants.

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EU summit fails to move the needle on seven-year budget talks: year-end deal in doubt

At the summit in Brussels, EU leaders made no progress toward an agreement on the next multiannual financial framework (MFF). The Irish presidency's compromise to cut the budget by €141 billion was largely rejected. A number of leaders, including Ulf Kristersson and Giorgia Meloni, said they do not consider the December 2026 deadline binding, while European Council President António Costa warns of the risks of pushing talks into 2027.

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EU Summit in Brussels: Energy Prices, Budget Dispute and a Unified Position on Ukraine

EU leaders gathered for a two-day summit in Brussels. The agenda includes gas prices at their highest since the winter of 2022, a dispute over cutting the seven-year budget by €141 billion, trade relations with China, EU enlargement and support for Ukraine. Volodymyr Zelensky will join the leaders on Friday; the draft of the final statements includes regret over Trump's decision to temporarily lift sanctions on Russian diesel.

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