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FILE - Chinese President Xi Jinping sits next to other world leaders during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) conference in San Francisco, on Nov. 16, 2023. Xi met at a state guesthouse in Beijing with the two European presidents, Ursula von der Leyen from the EU Commission and Charles Michel from the EU Council on Thursday, Dec. 7, 2023. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

Divides over trade and Ukraine are in focus as EU and China’s leaders meet in Beijing

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European Council President Charles Michel speaks during an exclusive interview with The Associated Press at the EU Council in Brussels, Friday Oct. 13, 2023. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)

A top EU official convenes a summit to deal with a fallout in Europe from the Israel-Hamas war

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FILE - European Union and Western Balkan leaders watch a performance after a group photo at the EU-Western Balkans Summit, in Tirana, Albania, Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022. Leaders from the European Union and the Western Balkans are holding an annual summit in Albania’s capital to discuss the six countries’ path to membership in the bloc. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru, File)

European Union offers a new growth plan to Western Balkans that partly opens access to single market

By Llazar Semini - Associated Press

European Council President Charles Michel speaks during an exclusive interview with the Associated Press at the EU Council in Brussels, Friday Oct. 13, 2023. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)

The AP Interview: EU President Michel warns about spillover of Israel-Hamas war into Europe

By Raf Casert - Associated Press

Charles Michel, President of the European Council, addresses the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

The U.N. system is ‘sclerotic and hobbled’ and needs urgent reform, top European Union official says

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In this photo provided by the Slovenian Government, European Council President Charles Michel speaks during the Bled Strategic Forum 2023 at the Bled Festival Hall in Bled, Slovenia, Monday, Aug. 28, 2023. (Daniel Novakovic/Slovenian Government Press Service via AP)

EU official proposes 2030 as enlargement deadline for states that have long been waiting in line

By Dusan Stojanovic - Associated Press

European Council President Charles Michel, left, arrives with Romanian President Klaus Iohannis for joint statements at the Cotroceni Presidential Palace in Bucharest, Romania, Monday, March 27, 2023. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)

European Council chief vows support, ammunition for Ukraine

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is seen on a screen, left, as addresses from Kyiv during an extraordinary meeting of EU leaders to discuss Ukraine, energy and food security at the Europa building in Brussels, Monday, May 30, 2022. European Union leaders will gather Monday in a fresh show of solidarity with Ukraine but divisions over whether to target Russian oil in a new series of sanctions are exposing the limits of how far the bloc can go to help the war-torn country. (AP Photo/Olivier Matthys)

EU leaders reach compromise on additional Russian oil embargo

By Lorne Cook and Samuel Petrequin - Associated Press

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen speaks during a debate in the plenary at the European Parliament in Brussels, Monday, April 26, 2021. European Council President Charles Michel and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen were reporting back to the parliament on Monday regarding their meeting with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan earlier this month aimed at improving strained EU-Turkey relations. (AP Photo/Olivier Matthys, Pool)

EU chief felt ‘hurt,’ ‘alone’ at meeting with Turkish leader

By LORNE COOK - Associated Press

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, centre, and EU Council President Charles Michel arrive for a joint news conference after talks with Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in Ankara, Turkey, Tuesday, April 6, 2021. Top European Union officials met with Erdogan in Ankara on Tuesday, weeks after EU leaders agreed to boost trade and improve cooperation on migration following conciliatory steps from Turkey. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)

Turkey rejects claims of sexist snub towards von der Leyen

By SUZAN FRASER and SAMUEL PETREQUIN - Associated Press

In this handout photo provided by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, left, and European Council President Charles Michel bump elbows as they meet in Kyiv, Ukraine, Wednesday, March 3, 2021. (Ukrainian Presidential Press Office via AP)

Top EU official vows more support for Ukraine

By YURAS KARMANAU - Associated Press

European Council President Charles Michel speaks during a press briefing ahead to a G20 online meeting in Brussels, Friday Nov. 20, 2020. (Olivier Hoslet, Pool Photo via AP)

EU invites Biden to patch up trans-Atlantic ties

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In this Monday, April 13, 2020, file photo, medical personnel in protective gear prepare to receive a patient at a hospital in Antwerp, Belgium. This week news struck that the European Center for Disease Control has put Belgium at the largest number of COVID-19 cases per 100,000 citizens, surpassing the Czech Republic, it is revealed Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2020. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo, File)

EU chiefs call for common tests, tracing as virus surges

By LORNE COOK - Associated Press

A bottle of hand sanitizer stands next to an EU flag at the entrance to the European Council building in Brussels, Thursday, July 16, 2020. On Friday, July 17, 2020, leaders from the 27 European Union nations will meet face-to-face to try to carve up a potential package of 1.85 trillion euros among themselves. Due to coronavirus concerns, Friday's summit will be held in a larger-than-usual meeting room to meet social distancing requirements, the media will be kept to a minimum and there will be no group photo of the leaders. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

So much money, so little time to find deal at EU summit

By RAF CASERT - Associated Press

European Council President Charles Michel speaks during a media conference at the European Council building in Brussels, Friday, July 10, 2020. European Council President Charles Michel presented updated proposals for the EU's long-term budget and post-coronavirus recovery plan ahead of a summit next week in Brussels where heads of state and government leaders will try to agree on a compromise. (Kenzo Tribouillard, Pool Photo via AP)

EU Council head tries to win over ‘Frugal Four’ on budget

By SAMUEL PETREQUIN - Associated Press

From right, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, European Parliament President David Sassoli and European Council President Charles Michel participate in speak a media conference at the Parliamentarium in Brussels, Friday, Jan. 31, 2020. The U.K. is due to leave the EU on Friday the first nation in the bloc to do so. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

Let’s move on: EU wants to keep big role after Brexit

By SAMUEL PETREQUIN - Associated Press

Belgium's Prime Minister Charles Michel, right, walks away after meeting with Belgium's King Philippe, left, during consultations at the Royal Palace in Brussels, Friday, Dec. 21, 2018. Prime Minister Charles Michel holds talks with Belgium's King Philippe as the monarch weighs whether to accept the premier's resignation and name him at the head of a caretaker government until elections are held in May. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

Belgian king asks premier to stay and lead caretaker Cabinet

By LORNE COOK - Associated Press

FILE - In this file photo dated Thursday, Dec. 13, 2018, Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel arrives for an EU summit in Brussels. Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel has announced his resignation in address at parliament, Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2018, and says he will notify the king. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert, FILE)

Belgian PM offers to resign after migration tears government

By LORNE COOK - Associated Press

Belgium PM reshuffles government after government crisis

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U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, left, is greeted by Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel prior to a meeting in Brussels, Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2018. U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is in Brussels to attend a two-day meeting of NATO foreign ministers. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco, Pool)

Belgian government on brink of collapse over migration

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