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"If the EU cannot function and take a kind of leadership, one can say goodbye to the union's influence for a very long time" (Photo: Council)

EU foreign ministers gather for crisis talks on Middle East

EU foreign ministers are meeting in Brussels today for crisis talks on the Middle East following almost three weeks of fighting between Israel and Hezbollah.

Member states will try and use the meeting to present a unified front on the conflict which has thrown up deep divisions around the call for an end to the violence.

The UK, particularly, has been backing Washington's stance in refusing to call for an immediate ceasefire instead backing wording that says sustainable ceasefire ...

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"If the EU cannot function and take a kind of leadership, one can say goodbye to the union's influence for a very long time" (Photo: Council)

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