EU Leaders Meet at Summit on Energy, China and Budget

In October 2026, EU leaders met at a summit in Brussels to address energy prices, exports to China and the EU budget. Kallas spoke to Euronews as the talks began. German Chancellor Merz faced three sensitive missions at the summit, with reporting describing him as taking a confrontational course. Soaring energy prices dominated the summit and overshadowed the budget discussions. The budget talks took place as elections approach.