This Wednesday, European Union (EU) leaders will ask Iran and Israel for “maximum restraint” to avoid escalating tensions in the Middle East, condemning Iran’s recent attack “vehemently and unequivocally” at the new prime minister’s first summit. Minister of Portugal.
Speaking ahead of an extraordinary two-day meeting of the European Council in Brussels, which will be the first for Portuguese Prime Minister Luis Montenegro, who took office earlier this month, European sources indicated that Iran’s attack with “drones” (unmanned aerial vehicles) and missiles on Israel in last weekend led to the inclusion of a discussion of the situation in the Middle East on the meeting agenda.
According to the latest draft conclusions of this extraordinary summit, to which Lusa had access, “The European Council calls on Iran and its representatives to completely cease their attacks and calls on all parties to exercise maximum restraint and refrain from any actions that could increase tensions in the region.”
In the text, which has yet to be approved, the heads of state and government also “strongly and unequivocally condemn Iran’s attack on Israel and reaffirm their full solidarity with the people of Israel and their commitment to the security of this country.”
At the same time, the conclusions will mention the humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip, and the leaders of the 27 EU countries will reaffirm “their commitment to working with partners to end the crisis.”
The initial focus of this emergency two-day European Council will be on domestic market competitiveness, but while this issue remains on the agenda, international current events have dominated the recent rise in tensions between Tehran and Tel Aviv.
On Thursday, the second and final day of the extraordinary summit will focus on the EU economy, with the European Council hosting former Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta to discuss his report on the EU internal market and discuss how to strengthen European competitiveness vis-à-vis the United States and China.
On the table is a “new European competitiveness agreement” that aims to remove barriers to the movement of goods, services and capital, mobilize more public and, above all, private investment to prevent companies from leaving the EU and simplify bureaucracy for companies. , according to the draft opinions to which Lusa had access.
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
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