EU leaders attend the EU summit in Brussels, Belgium, on Dec. 16, 2021. The European Council kicked off its winter summit on Thursday to discuss developments related to COVID-19, crisis management and resilience, energy prices, security and defence, external aspects of migration and the situation in Belarus. (European Union/Handout via Xinhua)
Latvian Prime Minister Krisjanis Karins speaks to media before the EU summit in Brussels, Belgium, on Dec. 16, 2021. The European Council kicked off its winter summit on Thursday to discuss developments related to COVID-19, crisis management and resilience, energy prices, security and defence, external aspects of migration and the situation in Belarus. (European Union/Handout via Xinhua)
French President Emmanuel Macron (R) shakes hands with Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Jansa at the EU summit in Brussels, Belgium, on Dec. 16, 2021. The European Council kicked off its winter summit on Thursday to discuss developments related to COVID-19, crisis management and resilience, energy prices, security and defence, external aspects of migration and the situation in Belarus. (European Union/Handout via Xinhua)
EU leaders attend the EU summit in Brussels, Belgium, on Dec. 16, 2021. The European Council kicked off its winter summit on Thursday to discuss developments related to COVID-19, crisis management and resilience, energy prices, security and defence, external aspects of migration and the situation in Belarus. (European Union/Handout via Xinhua)
European Council President Charles Michel chairs the EU summit in Brussels, Belgium, on Dec. 16, 2021. The European Council kicked off its winter summit on Thursday to discuss developments related to COVID-19, crisis management and resilience, energy prices, security and defence, external aspects of migration and the situation in Belarus. (European Union/Handout via Xinhua)
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz arrives for the EU summit in Brussels, Belgium, on Dec. 16, 2021. The European Council kicked off its winter summit on Thursday to discuss developments related to COVID-19, crisis management and resilience, energy prices, security and defence, external aspects of migration and the situation in Belarus. (European Union/Handout via Xinhua)
Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis arrives for the EU summit in Brussels, Belgium, on Dec. 16, 2021. The European Council kicked off its winter summit on Thursday to discuss developments related to COVID-19, crisis management and resilience, energy prices, security and defence, external aspects of migration and the situation in Belarus. (European Union/Handout via Xinhua)
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen arrives for the EU summit in Brussels, Belgium, on Dec. 16, 2021. The European Council kicked off its winter summit on Thursday to discuss developments related to COVID-19, crisis management and resilience, energy prices, security and defence, external aspects of migration and the situation in Belarus. (European Union/Handout via Xinhua)
Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki (R) talks with Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa at the EU summit in Brussels, Belgium, on Dec. 16, 2021. The European Council kicked off its winter summit on Thursday to discuss developments related to COVID-19, crisis management and resilience, energy prices, security and defence, external aspects of migration and the situation in Belarus. (European Union/Handout via Xinhua)
