EU Leaders Head to Summer Break as Ukrainian Drones Keep Putin from Sochi Palace
As Europe enters its summer slowdown, EU leaders are departing Brussels for vacations at hotels and mansions across the continent, with EU Council, Commission, and Parliament activities reduced to a minimum from mid-July through August. The Irish EU presidency will host informal ministerial meetings in Dublin on education, environment, fisheries, defense, and foreign affairs through early September, while EU diplomats continue working group discussions on new Russia and Israel sanctions, though meeting frequency drops from 15 per day in late July to zero in August. The European 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. Meanwhile, Russian President Vladimir Putin is not expected at his favored Black Sea palace in Sochi due to the threat of Ukrainian drone attacks, highlighting the ongoing security impact of the war on Russian leadership.
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