European Parliament President Roberta Metsola will represent the European Parliament at the summit, where she will address the heads of state or government at 10.00 and hold a press conference afterwards.

When: Press conference at around 11.30 on 23 October

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

At their meeting in Brussels, the heads of state or government will discuss how the EU can continue supporting Ukraine against Russia’s aggression, as well as the EU’s response to recent peace agreement in the Middle East, where the release of the remaining hostages and Israel’s withdrawal from Gaza followed the first phase of a peace agreement between Hamas and Israel. EU leaders will also focus on strengthening Europe’s economic competitiveness through increased public investment and wide-ranging economic reforms, and address Europe’s housing crisis, defence and security policy, and ways to manage migration flows and ensure border…