Published on
22/06/2026 - 16:51 GMT+2
A summit between the EU and UK due to be held on July 22 is looking increasingly doubtful after UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer set out a timetable for his departure from 10 Downing Street earlier on Monday, with Brussels confirming that the plans are being re-assessed.
"We are re-assessing with (European Council) President Costa and the UK the opportunity of still holding the summit as had been announced last week and we will take it from here," the European Commission's chief spokesperson Paula Pinho said in response to a question by Euronews on Monday.
Starmer's government had made restoring strained post-Brexit ties with a European bloc a priority of his mandate, and was closing in on a series of deals to bolster trade ties, integrate electricity markets and boost youth mobility in time for the July 22 summit, the second of its kind.
