It threatens to become a long-night summit in Brussels, and one with little results, at least for Ukraine. The EU heads of state and government meet and mainly talk about two topics. Migration will continue to cause disputes and may lead to tougher demands from each other to protect the EU’s internal borders. On the other hand, Ukrainian President Zelenskyj presents his “victory plan” that is intended to lead to peace. Gordon Repinski analyzes the points of contention regarding Ukraine aid and migration together with POLITICO Europe expert Hans von der Burchard.
Guest in the 200-second interview: Tübingen’s mayor Boris Palmer. The former Green and now independent politician talks about the traffic light coalition’s wavering on the planned security package, which is to be passed in the Bundestag on Friday.
Furthermore: The minister without a mandate, Klara Geywitz, will remain without a mandate. She exclusively explained to POLITICO why the current construction minister does not want to run for the Bundestag in the coming election.
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