The Heads of State or Government of the EU27 consider Russia to be “solely responsible” for the looming global food crisis and reiterated, on Friday 24 June, their willingness to redouble their efforts to help the most vulnerable countries, particularly in Africa, as part of a multilateral response.
The granting of EU candidate country status to Ukraine, described as historic, overshadowed comments on the discussion among EU leaders on how to get grain out of Ukraine. The conclusions we...