epa12475447 A handout photo made available by Palazzo Chigi Press Office, shows Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni (2-R) ,at the Europa Building to participate in the European Council, in Brussels, Belgium, 23 October 2025. EPA/Filippo Attili / PALAZZO CHIGI PRESS OFFICE HANDOUT HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES

epa12475443 European Council President Antonio Costa (C) speaks with Belgian Prime Minister Bart de Wever (R) before the start of the Euro Summit in Brussels, Belgium, 23 October 2025. EU leaders convened in Brussels to discuss the situation Ukraine, European defence, developments in the Middle East, competitiveness, housing and migration. EPA/OLIVIER...

epa12475442 (L-R) European Council President Antonio Costa, Belgian Prime Minister Bart de Wever and Cyprus' President Nicos Christodoulides converse before the start of the Euro Summit in Brussels, Belgium, 23 October 2025. EU leaders convened in Brussels to discuss the situation Ukraine, European defence, developments in the Middle East, competitiveness,...

epa12475441 (L-R) European Council President Antonio Costa, Belgian Prime Minister Bart de Wever and Cyprus' President Nicos Christodoulides converse before the start of the Euro Summit in Brussels, Belgium, 23 October 2025. EU leaders convened in Brussels to discuss the situation Ukraine, European defence, developments in the Middle East, competitiveness,...

epaselect epa12475086 European Parliament President Roberta Metsola arrives at a press conference during the European Council meeting in Brussels, Belgium, 23 October 2025. EU leaders convene in Brussels to discuss the situation Ukraine, European defence, developments in the Middle East, competitiveness, housing and migration. EPA/OLIVIER MATTHYS

epa12475160 Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky (L) shakes hand with France's President Emmanuel Macron (R) during a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of a European Council meeting in Brussels, Belgium, 23 October 2025. EU leaders convene in Brussels to discuss the situation Ukraine, European defence, developments in the Middle East, competitiveness,...

epa12475157 Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky (L) and France's President Emmanuel Macron (R) speak during their bilateral meeting on the sidelines of a European Council meeting in Brussels, Belgium, 23 October 2025. EU leaders convene in Brussels to discuss the situation Ukraine, European defence, developments in the Middle East, competitiveness,...

epa12475159 Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky (L) shakes hand with France's President Emmanuel Macron (R) during a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of a European Council meeting in Brussels, Belgium, 23 October 2025. EU leaders convene in Brussels to discuss the situation Ukraine, European defence, developments in the Middle East, competitiveness,...

epa12475155 Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky (L) shakes hand with France's President Emmanuel Macron (R) during a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of a European Council meeting in Brussels, Belgium, 23 October 2025. EU leaders convene in Brussels to discuss the situation Ukraine, European defence, developments in the Middle East, competitiveness,...

epa12475154 Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky (L) and France's President Emmanuel Macron (R) pose during their bilateral meeting on the sidelines of a European Council meeting in Brussels, Belgium, 23 October 2025. EU leaders convene in Brussels to discuss the situation Ukraine, European defence, developments in the Middle East, competitiveness,...

epa12475087 European Parliament President Roberta Metsola speaks during a press conference during the European Council meeting Summit in Brussels, Belgium, 23 October 2025. EU leaders convene in Brussels to discuss the situation Ukraine, European defence, developments in the Middle East, competitiveness, housing and migration. EPA/OLIVIER MATTHYS

epa12475086 European Parliament President Roberta Metsola arrives at a press conference during the European Council meeting Summit in Brussels, Belgium, 23 October 2025. EU leaders convene in Brussels to discuss the situation Ukraine, European defence, developments in the Middle East, competitiveness, housing and migration. EPA/OLIVIER MATTHYS