EU Leaders Head to Summer Break as Ukrainian Drones Keep Putin from Sochi Palace
As summer arrives, European Union institutions are slowing down, with EU Council, Commission, and Parliament reducing activity in Brussels from mid-July. The Irish EU presidency will host informal ministerial meetings in Dublin on education, environment, fisheries, defense, and foreign affairs through early September. EU diplomats continue working group meetings on issues including potential new Russia and Israel sanctions, though meetings taper off to zero in August. Meanwhile, Russian President Vladimir Putin is not expected at his favored Black Sea palace in Sochi due to the threat of Ukrainian drones. The EU Commission will hold no college meetings in August, and the Parliament closes from 27 July to 21 August, with MEPs traveling on delegations to destinations including the Azores, Beijing, Cairo, La Paz, New York, and Washington DC.
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