EU leaders are in Brussels for confrontation wth Hungary’s Viktor Orbán over his dissent to sanction a new €50bn assistance package for Ukraine.
There is a robust frustration among the leaders that they are back to square one on the issue.
Mostly members beleive they should go ahead with or without Orban however, much will depend upon the President.
All other member states have agreed the budget, so it could be a brief summit.
Other topics on the agenda include the Middle East and strategic technologies to make Europe more competitive.