Editorial photo #13144801 Politics
European Council Summit In Brussels - December 2025
President of the Republic of Cyprus Nikos Christodoulides attends the European Council summit the EU leaders meeting at the headquarters of Europe. The Cypriot President does a doorstep statement and answers questions from journalists of international media and press as the island nation of Cyprus is holding the European Presidency in 2026. Leaders discussed among other topics to provide support and a new 90 billion euro loan to Ukraine, the usage of frozen in the EU Russian assets, the multiannual budget, enlargement and the EU Mercosur trade agreement. Brussels, Belgium on December 18, 2025 (Photo by Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto)