Event Brief
Free trade or fortress Europe? EU's economic tensions
Filed: Feb 12, 2026 at 4:05 AM ET
Summary: European leaders meet at a Flemish castle to address economic tensions between free trade and protectionism.
WHO: European leaders, Ursula von der Leyen
WHAT: Meeting to resolve economic tensions in the EU
WHEN: Feb 11, 2026 at 7:00 PM ET
WHERE: Flemish castle
WHY: To address the balance between free trade and protectionism
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