The European Union summit begins in Brussels at 11 a.m. CET (0900 GMT) on Thursday Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is set to join European leaders via video link The summit comes a day after NATO’s European allies agreed to a historic defense spending increase.
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EU leaders’ summit amidst many issues, stalemate over Ukraine and divisions over Israel
In Brussels, leaders’ summit expected to have few real decisions and many unknowns. Hungary withdraws from the conclusions supporting Kyiv and its accession. Costa has the task of uniting the Twenty-Seven
Emanuele Bonini emanuelebonini by Emanuele Bonini emanuelebonini 25 June 2025
António Costa
Il presidente del Consiglio europeo António Costa (foto: European Council)
Brussels – So many issues to discuss and so little to decide on for a European Council summit, the one scheduled for tomorrow (26 June) and, at least according to the agenda, Friday (27 June), marked by a stalemate over the future of Ukraine and divisions over condemnation of Israel, however eventually recognised by the EU, for its disproportionate response to Hamas aggression.
The heads of state and government of the 27 Member States are called to a political confrontation preparatory to subsequent real and operational decisions, and this alone makes the summit unattractive in terms of expectations. However, it is on the hottest topics on the agenda, because they are the most pressing issues of the day, that figures who are certainly not exemplary are being announced.
On Ukraine, the leaders are already losing their ally, Volodymyr Zelensky. The Ukrainian president, expected in attendance, was forced to return home due to the resumption of the Russian offensive, which will force confrontations on video. For support of the eastern country and its leader, the EU offers the same well-established script: continued support by 26 without Hungary, as already happened in the meeting in early March and then again at the end of the same month. Once again, Budapest opposes the start of the first negotiation chapters for accession. The EU of the ’27 minus 1′ will have to start thinking about what to do about financial aid, because, as qualified sources recognise, if hostilities between Ukraine and Russia should continue, it will be necessary to imagine how to continue refinancing Kyiv.
