European Parliament President Roberta Metsola will represent the European Parliament at the summit, address the heads of state or government at 15.00, and hold a press conference after her speech.

When: Press conference at around 16.00 on 26 October

Where: European Council press room and via Parliament’s webstreaming or EbS+.

At their meeting in Brussels, heads of state or government are set to focus on Hamas’ attacks on Israel and the situation in Gaza, on the latest developments in Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine and the EU’s continued support for the country and on the revision of the EU’s 2024-2027 long-term budget. They will also discuss external relations, the economic situation in the EU as well as migration and in particular negotiations between Council and Parliament on the reform of the EU’s asylum and migration system.

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