In this episode of EURACTIV's Beyond the Byline podcast, we look into the crucial discussions at the last European Council summit of 2023, on December 14th and 15th in Brussels.

Leaders from the 27 EU member countries are convening to address pivotal issues such as the bloc's enlargement strategy, the war in the Middle East, the EU's long-term budget, and security and defence concerns.

We talked to David Rinaldi, the director of studies and policy and Andriy Korniychuk the policy analyst on international relations at the Foundation for European Progressive Studies about what can we expect on Ukraine, EU enlargement and the bloc’s budget.