Hopes rise of Ukraine decision tonight.
Ireland's Europe Minister Thomas Byrne told Euractiv there was "constructive engagement going on" to find a solution for Ukraine's finances.
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As EU leaders continue their talks, the farmer protests that erupted this morning have gradually died down outside.
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Italian PM Giorgia Meloni asks Brazilian President Lula da Silva for more time to placate farmers opposed to EU-Mercosur deal.
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EU leaders set to receive new draft approving reparation loans for Ukraine, an EU official said.
For now, the talks focus solely on the “reparation loans” proposal, not on the possibility of issuing joint EU debt.
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The EU leaders' meeting has resumed after a break. Next stop on the agenda: a discussion on the Middle East.
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The end product of 5 months of Denmark-led budget negotiations, the Council's "negotiating box," will not be rejected by the European Council.
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Zelenskyy pushes back on Belgium’s resistance to using frozen Russian assets for Ukraine: “Morality and justice should prevail… In my view, it’s absolutely just.”
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Tractors rolled into Brussels as farmers protest EU budget reform and Mercosur trade deal. 10,000 demonstrators demand CAP support as leaders meet.
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Montenegro narrowly avoided a slowdown in its EU accession after France raised last-minute objections over agriculture and fisheries alignment. Paris later dropped its demands.
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EU leaders call enlargement a “strategic investment in peace, security and prosperity” after talks with Western Balkan countries. Serbia skipped the meeting.
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