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What is a European Council summit and how does it work?

Everything you wanted to know about EU summits but were afraid to ask.

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'Massive consequences': EU leaders warn Russia not to invade Ukraine

"Any further military aggression against Ukraine will have massive consequences and severe cost in response," EU leaders said in a statement following a summit in Brussels.

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EU leaders pay tribute to Merkel on her last summit in Brussels

The summit is Merkel's 107th as German Chancellor, a position she has held for 16 years.

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EU summit: No major breakthrough in energy crunch and Polish row

The European Council rejected a push from Eastern countries to build fences under EU funding to prevent the arrival of new migrants.

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EU summit: Polish legal row and energy prices to take centre stage

The meeting, which will probably be Chancellor Merkel's last council, will also include discussions on trade deals, digital transformation and migration.

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Slovenia's Janša: Brussels exceeding powers on rule of law crackdown

Slovenia's leader tells Euronews the EU Commission is 'close to breaking the law' in its efforts to ensure member states comply with the bloc's fundamental values.

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EU commits €9 billion to Western Balkans but divisions persist

EU leaders met in Slovenia to reaffirm their intention to welcome the six Western Balkan countries but failed to deliver major political breakthroughs.

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Slovenia: Police clash with COVID-19 protesters ahead of EU summit

Protesters seemed wanted to draw more attention to their rally by demonstrating on the eve of a key EU Balkan summit.

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17 EU leaders defend LGBT rights amid row over new Hungarian law

"We must continue fighting against discrimination towards the LGBT community, reaffirming our defence of their fundamental rights," the leaders say.

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EU leaders expected to confirm financial aid for Turkey migrant help

The bloc's 27 heads of state and government will meet in Brussels on Thursday to also discuss migration, COVID-19 and relations with Russia.

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EU pledges 100 million vaccine doses for low-income countries

The European Union has committed to donate at least 100 million doses of coronavirus vaccines to middle- and low-income countries before the end of the year.

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EU leaders to push for social safeguards in two-day summit in Porto

The push for social safeguards led by centre-left EU governments has caused some tension within the bloc.

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EU summit in Brussels: Four key things to look out for

European leaders will hold a videoconference Thursday where the vaccine rollout and the transatlantic relationship will be just some of the issues discussed.

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Coronavirus: EU leaders aim to strengthen coordination on pandemic

European heads of state and government held a virtual meeting on Thursday to discuss how to collectively tackle the COVID-19 pandemic more effectively.

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Another EU leader tests positive for COVID-19 after Brussels summit

Slovakian Prime Minister Igor Matovic is urging people to be "extremely careful" after testing positive for coronavirus.

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European leaders inch closer towards sanctions on Turkey

Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis has welcomed the move.

Belgium

EU Summit: Stricter regulation on batteries as part of climate plan

It's the first of a number of initiatives under the European Commission's new Circular Economy Action Plan.

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EU summit in Brussels: Five key things to look out for

In the first physical summit since October, EU leaders are set to discuss COVID-19 vaccinations, security and the bloc's budget.

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Brexit and budget deadlock set to overshadow EU summit in Brussels

It's crunch time in Brussels, as European leaders meet physically for the first time since October.

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'We won't give up': Weber defiant over veto of EU's €1.8tr budget deal

Influential MEP Manfred Weber says the European Parliament will not back down over linking EU cash to respect for rule of law.