This week, EU leaders at a summit discuss Ukraine, the Middle East, the next Multi-annual Financial Framework, European defence and security and illicit drugs; the Commission holds conferences on green budgeting, nuclear safety, cohesion policy, and energy efficiency driving SME competitiveness; and MEPs in plenary session vote on the EU-US trade deal, updated rules on migrant returns, the EU’s Artificial Intelligence Act and an EU ban on nudifiers, and debate protecting children and their mental health from risks attached to social media use.