Brussels Edition

Europe Counts the Cost of Middle East War as Leaders Meet

The region is looking for ways to deal with rising energy prices as the conflict disrupts supplies.

Petteri Orpo, Finland’s prime minister, left, and Antonio Costa, president of the European Council, at a European Council meeting in Brussels, on Thursday, March 19, 2026.Photographer: Simon Wohlfahrt/Bloomberg

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By Suzanne Lynch

March 19, 2026 at 2:00 PM UTC

Welcome to the Brussels Edition. I’m Suzanne Lynch, Bloomberg’s Brussels bureau chief, bringing you the latest from the EU each weekday. Make sure you’re signed up.

EU leaders meeting in Brussels today have a clear message for Donald Trump: we won’t be dragged into the war in the Middle East.