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A change of leadership in Serbia is unlikely to soften Belgrade’s opposition to recognising Kosovo, a major obstacle to the country’s EU accession, Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama told the Euronews Enlargement Summit.

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Prime Minister Péter Magyar attended a flag-raising ceremony outside parliament on Lajos Kossuth Square before laying flowers at memorials and graves, including that of Imre Nagy, the former prime minister executed after the 1956 revolution.

The three political groups underpinning the European Parliament’s centrist majority are set to re-elect their leaders on Tuesday, with little prospect of surprises despite growing tensions within their alliance.

The European Union’s carbon market emerged as one of the most contested topics at a summit of EU leaders in Brussels on Thursday and Friday – just days after high-level political talks between EU environment ministers revealed deep splits on the issue.

Croatian leaders have slammed pro-Nazi and anti-Semitic chants by Hajduk Split football fans ahead of their UEFA Conference League match against Ajax, while Israel’s embassy voiced shock.

EU leaders gathered in Brussels on Thursday and Friday with a packed agenda, from the long-term budget and financial support for Ukraine to migration, energy and China.

EU leaders have called for a coordinated European response to the energy crisis, urging the European Commission to introduce targeted, temporary measures to ease the burden on households and businesses, including extending financial support to industries hardest hit by soaring energy prices.

Leaders from across Asia and the Middle East including in-conflict countries met in Baku on Thursday to address their differences — leading to tense moments — but also to explore ways in which they can work together in the fast-evolving global climate of turmoil, both within the summit and in bilateral meetings.

Spiralling energy prices, the EU’s long-term budget and support for Ukraine in the wake of Donald Trump’s latest overture to Vladimir Putin will dominate the conversation as the leaders gather for a two-day summit in Brussels.