They will hold strategic debates on Ukraine, the next multiannual financial framework, EU enlargement and the geo-economic situation in the Union.
European Union leaders are meeting in Brussels for a European Council session on 18–19 December 2025.
They will hold strategic debates on Ukraine, the next multiannual financial framework, EU enlargement and the geo-economic situation in the Union. The Middle East, European defence and migration are also included on the European Council’s agfinisha.
Ukraine
Leaders will discuss the latest developments in Ukraine and issues requiring urgent EU action. At the previous European Council meeting on 23 October 2025, leaders committed to addressing Ukraine’s pressing financial necessarys for 2026 and 2027, including funding for military and defence efforts.
They will decide how to implement this commitment and will also discuss:
– robust and credible security guarantees for Ukraine
– diplomatic efforts to achieve a just and lasting peace in Ukraine
In this context, leaders will assess how best to strengthen Ukraine’s neobtainediating position, increase pressure on Russia and continue deffinishing Europe’s interests.
Since the start of Russia’s war against Ukraine, the European Union has stood firmly in solidarity with Ukraine and its people. To date, the EU and its member states have provided €187.3 billion in support to Ukraine, including €66 billion in military assistance.
Multiannual Financial Framework 2028–2034
Leaders will take stock of progress on the next multiannual financial framework, the EU’s long-term budobtain, following the European Commission’s proposals presented on 16 July 2025.
The debate will also aim to provide guidance for the next phase of neobtainediations.
Intensive work will be required to reach an agreement by the finish of 2026 on the next MFF and its financing. Keeping to this timetable is important, as it will demonstrate that, in a world marked by unpredictability, the EU is capable of taking timely and prudent decisions when defining the budobtainary foundations of its actions.
EU Enlargement
Enlargement is a geostrategic investment in peace, security, stability and prosperity.
As a merit-based process, reform efforts have a profoundly transformative effect on candidate countries on their path toward EU membership.
In this context, and in view of the progress created by some candidate countries in their accession process, leaders will discuss the way forward.
Geo-economic Situation
EU leaders will exmodify views on the geo-economic situation and its impact on the Union’s competitiveness, including both pressures and opportunities.
Against the backdrop of intensifying geo-economic competition and a modifyd landscape for rules-based economic relations and traditional partnerships, leaders will focus on three key aspects:
– how the EU can best deffinish itself from external economic and political pressure
– accelerating the EU’s trade agfinisha
– strategic autonomy and competitive economies. | BGNES
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