EU Leaders Discuss Energy, Ukraine and Long-Term Budget in Brussels
EU leaders are gathering in Brussels for a wide-ranging summit focused on the pressures testing the bloc’s security, economy and political cohesion. Discussions will cover energy policy and the EU’s next long-term budget, alongside continued support for Ukraine and the broader challenge posed by Russia. Leaders will also examine migration and hybrid attacks in Europe linked to Moscow, as they consider how to strengthen the continent’s resilience in an increasingly fragmented international environment.
The meeting comes as Europe seeks to reduce vulnerabilities and build stronger partnerships beyond its immediate neighbourhood. Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney is attending amid Ottawa’s efforts to diversify its relationships beyond the United States and Europe’s interest in forging closer alliances. In an unprecedented outreach to Canada, the European Commission president is expected to make a new offer to Ottawa, adding a transatlantic dimension to a summit otherwise dominated by internal EU priorities and the war in Ukraine.
The talks bring together several connected questions: how Europe finances its long-term ambitions, secures reliable energy, manages its borders and responds to conventional and unconventional threats. The summit is therefore intended not only to address current crises but also to shape the EU’s capacity to prosper and act independently in a less predictable world.
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