Germany and Italy rebuff calls to suspend an EU cooperation deal with Israel, despite anger over the war in Lebanon and the situation in the West Bank. Spain and Ireland had put the issue of halting the June 2000 agreement on the table at a meeting of EU foreign ministers in Luxembourg.

The summit focused on strengthening EU strategic autonomy, boosting industrial competitiveness - particularly the automotive sector - and deepening cooperation on defence, energy and migration. "We must build an authoritative, competitive Europe with its ...