The decision to audit military support for Ukraine stems from German Chancellor Olaf Scholz s initiative after he argued that the arms deliveries for Kiev planned so far by the majority of EU member states were “too small”.
The race for one of the EU s top jobs intensifies, highlighting the ambition within the bloc s 27 member states to identify a successor by mid-July 2024. Nevertheless, central and eastern European nations express concerns about the dominance of their western counterparts in securing these positions.
European Council President Charles Michel is due to step down in July with Hungarian Prime Minister Victor Orban possibly taking the job temporarily if EU leaders are unable to find a successor by then.