Addressing the Special European Council in Brussels today, European Parliament President Roberta Metsola highlighted the following topics:

Ukraine:

“I welcome the deal that we have just reached on Ukraine.

Today we took the essential step in guaranteeing predictable medium-term financial support for Ukraine. Support that will underpin their recovery, reconstruction and reform. Support that will help their country on its path to EU membership. And support that thanks to which they will be able to survive.

Support that Ukraine needs, but that is ultimately also about our own European security. That is what is at stake today. Almost two years ago, we made a commitment to provide strong political, humanitarian, economic, diplomatic, military and financial support to Ukraine for as long as it takes.

On military assistance, going forward, I hope an agreement on the Assistance Fund for Ukraine will be reached soon. We need to ensure sustainable and predictable funding from the…