EU must curb energy prices to prevent people turning to populists, commissioner warns – as it happened

<p>This live blog is now closed, you can read more of our European news coverage <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/europe-news">here</a></p><p><strong>Just as the leaders sit down at the big table in Brussels, Romania has said that seven people are still missing after a fire on a vessel in Romanian territorial waters of the Black Sea.</strong></p><p><strong>Suspected Russian drones have hit several ships off Romania and neighbouring Bulgaria since last week</strong> in a spillover from the Ukraine war, AFP reported.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/oct/15/ukraine-russia-war-starlink-zelenskyy-putin-elon-musk-trump-europe-latest-news">Continue reading...</a>