epa12600181 Hungarian Prime Minister viktor orban (C) attends a migration breakfast prior the EU Council Summit in Brussels, Belgium, 18 December 2025. EU leaders are meeting to discuss the latest developments in Ukraine, the EU's next multiannual financial framework, the EU enlargement process, and the geoeconomic situation in the European Union. ...

epa12600180 A general view during a migration breakfast prior the EU Council Summit in Brussels, Belgium, 18 December 2025. EU leaders are meeting to discuss the latest developments in Ukraine, the EU's next multiannual financial framework, the EU enlargement process, and the geoeconomic situation in the European Union. EPA/OLIVIER HOSLET / POOL

epa12600179 German Chancellor friedrich Merz (L) and EU Commission Ursula von der Leyen (R) attend a migration breakfast prior the EU Council Summit in Brussels, Belgium, 18 December 2025. EU leaders are meeting to discuss the latest developments in Ukraine, the EU's next multiannual financial framework, the EU enlargement process, and the geoeconomic...

epa12600178 A general view during a migration breakfast prior the EU Council Summit in Brussels, Belgium, 18 December 2025. EU leaders are meeting to discuss the latest developments in Ukraine, the EU's next multiannual financial framework, the EU enlargement process, and the geoeconomic situation in the European Union. EPA/OLIVIER HOSLET / POOL

epa12600177 A general view during a migration breakfast prior the EU Council Summit in Brussels, Belgium, 18 December 2025. EU leaders are meeting to discuss the latest developments in Ukraine, the EU's next multiannual financial framework, the EU enlargement process, and the geoeconomic situation in the European Union. EPA/OLIVIER HOSLET / POOL

epa12600176 (L-R) German VChancellor Friedrich Merz, Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis and Dutch Prime minister Dick Schoof attend a migration breakfast prior the EU Council Summit in Brussels, Belgium, 18 December 2025. EU leaders are meeting to discuss the latest developments in Ukraine, the EU's next multiannual financial framework, the EU enlargement...

epa12600175 Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk attends a migration breakfast prior the EU Council Summit in Brussels, Belgium, 18 December 2025. EU leaders are meeting to discuss the latest developments in Ukraine, the EU's next multiannual financial framework, the EU enlargement process, and the geoeconomic situation in the European Union. EPA/OLIVIER...

epa12600174 A general view during a migration breakfast prior the EU Council Summit in Brussels, Belgium, 18 December 2025. EU leaders are meeting to discuss the latest developments in Ukraine, the EU's next multiannual financial framework, the EU enlargement process, and the geoeconomic situation in the European Union. EPA/OLIVIER HOSLET / POOL