Published on
18/06/2026 - 9:00 GMT+2
Forget the dry press releases. Let's pull up a chair and look at the dishes driving the debate.
First is Ukraine. Leaders will hear from President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, before discussing a major diplomatic milestone: opening the first formal block of EU membership negotiations for both Ukraine and Moldova.
Next is global economic survival. EU leaders are confronting unfair competition from China, aiming to build a unified European stance against Beijing's state subsidies and to stop losing out on trade before European factories are forced to close.
