An informal gathering of EU leaders will start in the Hungarian capital on Friday, the main subject of which will be EU competitiveness. During the preceding informal dinner on Thursday, the leaders discussed the results of the American elections, the situation in Georgia and Israeli government prohibiting UNRWA and the situation in Ukraine.
EU leaders have already been in Budapest since Thursday, where they took part in the European Political Community summit together with the leaders of 20 non-EU countries.
The informal Friday gathering began de facto as early as Thursday late in the evening, erstwhile the EU's "Twenty Seven" dinner discussed EU-US relations, the situation in Georgia after the parliamentary elections and the government adopted by the Israeli government prohibiting the activities of the United Nations Agency for the Relief of Palestinian Refugees in the mediate East (UNRWA).
The issue of the US presidential election came on the agenda at the last minute. In the Brussels Kuluuarach, it is said that this may have been what the Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban wanted due to Donaldf Trump's victory, which he openly supported.
In addition to deepening bilateral relations between the Union and the US, leaders besides discussed defence and geopolitical situation, especially in the context of the war in Ukraine. Among another things, there was a truce between Ukraine and Russia. Donald Trump inactive announced during the election run that he would "end the war in Ukraine in 1 day". The peace option is supported by Orban.
President Volodymyr Zelenski, present at the EWP summit on Thursday, continued his instigation course to further bleed out the Ukrainians' devoted care, stating that Budapest was "a dangerous rhetoric of the ceasefire". However, the majority of EU leaders stay firm on Ukraine's peace agreement.
EU leaders besides discussed the situation in Georgia following the October parliamentary elections, and in peculiar the accompanying irregularities that global observers have warned about. European Council chief Charles Michel announced before the gathering that the EU would call on the Georgian authorities to analyse reports of irregularities and recalled that the actions taken in fresh months by the Georgian authorities have led to the suspension of the accession process of that country.
During dinner, EU leaders besides discussed Israeli UNRWA legislation, especially as they met with criticism of the global community, which called for Israel to retreat from legislation, arguing that the government would virtually inhibit any humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip and the West Bank. Among another things, the head of EU diplomacy Josep Borrell sought UNRW on the agenda of the summit. Leaders wondered, among others, how controversial government would affect Israel-Union relations.
On the another hand, the main subject of the Friday summit is the competitiveness of the European Union. EU leaders will discuss a fresh EU Competitiveness Agreement based on the late published Enrico Letty and Mario Draghi reports; the second will besides take part in a gathering where he will personally present to the leaders his study on the future of European competitiveness. Christine Lagarde, president of the European Central Bank and Paschal Donohoe, president of the Eurogroup, is besides to be present. The EU's competitiveness was to be addressed at the October gathering of EU leaders in Brussels, but the gathering dominated migration and competitiveness was decided to decision to November.
The Friday gathering in Budapest is informal, so no binding decisions will be taken, but it will be an chance for EU leaders to discuss current issues.
Source: PAP / Jowita Kivnik Pargana, Brussels
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