00:00It's the most wonderful time of the year, but perhaps for a different reason.
00:09Today we start the final European Council Summit of 2025.
00:14Topics include enlargement, the EU budget and support for Ukraine.
00:20Or to put it simply, love, money and war.
00:24Rumour has it only the sharpest students can tell the difference between the Council of the EU, the Council of Europe and today's suspect, the European Council.
00:36And I am sure you know it, but let's have a recap.
00:42Today's summit runs for two days.
00:45Inside, they will need 30 chairs.
00:4827 for national leaders, plus 3 special seats for Antonio Costa, Ursula von der Leyen and Kaya Callas.
00:57We have 24 official languages.
01:00This creates over 500 possible language combinations.
01:04In reality, most negotiations happen in English, even though the English have left the building.
01:11Finally, up to a thousand journalists, including us, attend the summit.
01:17That makes for roughly 33 reporters chasing every single leader.
01:24This week, the noise isn't just inside.
01:27A major farmer's protest is waiting outside.
01:31A megaphone hits 110 decibels.
01:35Or about as loud as a chainsaw.
01:38So our leaders will definitely hear them.
01:41Let us see if they can also listen.
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