The President of the European Commission, Ursula van der Leyen, this Thursday highlighted the climate of “great unrest” in which the European Council meets today, with challenges related to the conflicts in Ukraine and Israel and Hamas on the agenda.
“We meet the European Council today at a time of great unrest, we see that Russia’s war in Ukraine is spreading, we see that Hamas’ terrible terrorist attacks against Israel are now also harming the Palestinian people and risk destroying the region to destabilize.” said Von der Leyen, speaking at the entrance to the summit.
Another aspect highlighted by the leader of the community administration and which will be discussed at the meeting of European Union (EU) leaders is the challenge of migrants“driven to seek a better life as a result of war and conflict and arriving on our shores in greater numbers”.
YOUrsula von der Leyen called for a “united and determined” response from the EU, stressing that he had “proposed the revision of the EU budget to finance these very important tasks”.
EU leaders will meet in Brussels this Thursday and Friday to discuss tensions in the Middle East, aiming for a humanitarian pause in Gaza and negotiations on a two-state solution, as well as European challenges such as migration and the budget.
At a geopolitical level, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine will also be discussed, with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky participating via videoconference at the start of the summit, as the EU considers how Russia’s frozen assets could be used to help rebuild Ukraine. finance.
Source: DN
