EU agenda - Image by Andreas Lischka from Pixabay

This week, foreign affairs ministers discuss the Russian aggression against Ukraine and the situation in the Middle East; the EU-Palestine High-Level Political Dialogue holds its first ever meeting; and the European Parliament sends delegations to Hungary, Greece, Indonesia, Rotterdam and Antwerp and Austria.

Ursula von der Leyen - Photo © European Union 2024 - EP

The European Parliament gave formal approval Wednesday to the new team and programme of EU Commission president Ursula von der Leyen, with her College of Commissioners expected to take office on 1 December.