Parliament debates the results of the December European Council meeting, with a focus on EU support for Ukraine, security and defence and the EU’s geopolitical priorities for a stronger and more sovereign EU amid rising geopolitical tensions. At the last EU summit in December, European leaders agreed to provide Ukraine with a €90 billion loan for 2026-2027 based on EU borrowing, while deferring the use of frozen Russian assets for reparations. On the Middle East, they reiterated the EU’s