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European Council Summit In Brussels - March 2026

President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen holds a joint press conference with the President of the European Council António Costa after the end of the European Council Summit, the EU leaders and head of states meeting, with main topics discussed the military escalation in the Middle East and Gulf Region, situation in Iran, energy prices and security, EU's strategic competitiveness, Ukraine, multinational financial framework, security, defence, migration and other topics while the attack on Cyprus was mentioned. Brussels, Belgium on March 20, 2026 (Photo by Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto)

Photo ID	#13474164
Date Taken	20 March 2026
Location	N/A
Photographer	Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto
Category	Politics
Copyright	© 2026 NurPhoto - Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto

Two People Waist Up attend diplomacy EU Europe European Council face expression gesture leader media politician politics Summit talking talks blue background closeup portrait Press Conference European Commission Ursula Gertrud von der Leyen Ursula von der Leyen Cyprus war people person woman meeting head of states Leaders iran defence economy President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen European Council António Costa European Council Summit EU leaders head of states military escalation Middle East Gulf Region Iran energy prices energy security EU strategic competitiveness Ukraine multinational financial framework security defence migration Cyprus attack Brussels Belgium March 20 2026 press conference Nicolas Economou NurPhoto European Union strategic discussions geopolitical issues international relations economic topics policy-making regional stability global affairs.