EU leaders failed to agree a seven-year budget, prolonging uncertainty for European investment and UK businesses exposed to the bloc.
The EU rejected Ukraine’s request for early access to part of a €90bn loan, keeping focus on Europe’s war-financing burden.
Poland and France sounded warnings after the AfD’s projected Saxony-Anhalt win, raising fresh questions for EU politics and London markets.
Hungary’s new PM Péter Madyar will negotiate with the European Commission to unlock billions in EU funds frozen under Viktor Orbán, affecting UK and EU market dynamics.
Hungarian PM Viktor Orban has declined his parliamentary seat to focus on party leadership as the incoming government signals policy changes affecting EU relations and business interests.