The Latest Breaking News from the European Council

The President of the European Council has pushed back on any attempt by the United States to meddle in Europe's politics, after the US published a new security strategy criticising the continent's policies on immigration and urging alignement with the far right.

The two sides met on Friday to discuss Belgian concerns pegged to using Russian frozen assets to fund Ukraine in unprecedented financial loan. Talks saw no breakthrough as the clock ticks to a December crunch summit.

According to European political observers, if Babiš is confirmed as the next Czech PM, Brussels could be in for a stronger central European alliance with Orbán and Fico. However, they believe the billionaire-turned-politician will remain pragmatic when it comes to the EU and supporting Ukraine.

Last week, France summoned the Italian ambassador in a dispute that reveals the differences between Europeans over the security guarantees they would be prepared to provide to Ukraine in the event of a peace agreement.

The European Union (EU) through the European Council (EC) has stepped in on the issue of the Gaza Ceasefire in Palestine wherein civilian hostages were used as human shields by Hamas.

The European Council extended asset freezes and travel bans on individuals linked to the former Assad government.

The last time that foreign ministers from both continents met, Russia had not launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the war in Sudan had not begun, and France had not lost its influence in Africa's Sahel region, where its military departed from last year.

Expanding to the Western Balkans is once again one of the EU's priorities, European Council President António Costa told Euronews in an interview. He begins a tour of the region on Tuesday.

In the current climate European governments are increasingly turning away from environmental offensives and looking more to rearmament.