# Iran war: Charles Michel says Europe’s absence from talks is ‘a failure’

https://mins.news/en/video/86099

- euronews, 2026-10-05 08:29 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UoCgJFgv2Us

> Former European Council President Charles Michel says the EU needs a stronger role in resolving conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East, calling Europe’s absence from the negotiating table a failure.

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