EU leaders to agree on top jobs despite Meloni discontent

The Italian leader has made it clear she resents having been left out of a deal to divide up the EU's top jobs.

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The summit is also being attended by Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky, who thanked EU leaders for opening membership negotiations with his country earlier this week.

Other topics on the agenda include security and defence, with leaders from Poland and the Baltics asking the EU for funds to build a defence line along their border with Russia.

Earlier this week, it transpired that six EU leaders had reached a consensus on the names to put forward - each of them hailing from one of three parties that dominate the European Parliament.

They are:

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