EU leaders meet to counter pressure from Russia, China and Trump
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French President Emmanuel Macron, left, and Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz arrive for the EU summit at Alden Biesen Castle in Bilzen-Hoeselt, Belgium, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Francois Walschaerts)European Council President Antonio Costa, center, speaks with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, center right, during the EU summit at Alden Biesen Castle in Bilzen-Hoeselt, Belgium, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. (Nicolas Tucat, Pool Photo via AP)Former Prime Minister of Italy Enrico Letta, left, speaks with from left, European Council President Antonio Costa, Lithuania's President Gitanas Nauseda, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz and French President Emmanuel Macron during the EU summit at Alden Biesen Castle in Bilzen-Hoeselt, Belgium, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. (Nicolas Tucat, Pool Photo via AP)Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, center, speaks with French President Emmanuel Macron, right, during the EU summit at Alden Biesen Castle in Bilzen-Hoeselt, Belgium, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Omar Havana)From left, European Council President Antonio Costa, French President Emmanuel Macron and Belgium's Prime Minister Bart De Wever during the EU summit at Alden Biesen Castle in Bilzen-Hoeselt, Belgium, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. (Nicolas Tucat, Pool Photo via AP)
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French President Emmanuel Macron, left, and Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz arrive for the EU summit at Alden Biesen Castle in Bilzen-Hoeselt, Belgium, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Francois Walschaerts)
