EU Leaders Convene At European Council Meeting In Brussels

BRUSSELS, BELGIUM - DECEMBER 19: (L-R) from the up line Alexander de Croo Prime Minister of Belgium, Ulf Kristersson Prime Minister of Sweden, Robert Golob Prime Minister of Slovenia, Olaf Scholz Federal Chancellor of Germany, Petteri Orpo Prime Minister of Finland, Karl Nehammer Federal Chancellor of Austria, Andrej Plenkovic Prime Minister of Croatia, Luis Montenegro Prime Minister of Portugal, Petr Fiala Prime Minister of Czech Republic, Pedro Sanchez Perez-Castejon Prime Minister of Spain, Therese Blanchet General Secretariat of the Council, Dimitar Borisov Glavchev Prime Minister of Bulgaria, Robert Abela Prime Minister of Malta, Dick Schoof Prime Minister of Netherlands, Evika Silina Prime Minister of Latvia, Kyriakos Mitsotakis Prime Minister of Greece, Simon Harris Prime Minister of Ireland, Luc Frieden Prime Minister of Luxembourg, Robert Fico Prime Minister of Slovakia, Kristen Michal Prime Minister of Estonia, Mette Frederiksen Prime Minister of Denmark, Nikos Christodoulides President of Cyprus, Gitanas Nauseda Prime Minister of Lithuania, Viktor Orban Prime Minister of Hungary, Antonio Costa President of European CouncilDonald Tusk Prime Minister of Poland, Ursula von der Leyen President of European Commission, Klaus Werner Iohannis President of Romania and Kaja Kallas Hig Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy on December 19, 2024 in Brussels, Belgium. Among the items on the agenda for EU leaders meeting at the European Council is the conflict in Ukraine, developments in the Middle East, and migration. (Photo by Pier Marco Tacca/Getty Images)