Hungary's prime minister magyar said he will ask the European Parliament to withdraw a lawsuit against the European Commission over the disbursement of EU funds to Hungary.

On June 18 local time, Slovakia's National Council voted confidence in the Fico government. Following a Constitutional Court order requiring the government to promptly fulfil related statutory obligations, the ruling coalition secured parliamentary confidence with 78 votes.

The Chinese embassy in the Netherlands said it strongly objects to passages in the Dutch government's International Security Strategy 2026–2030 that it says misrepresent China’s development path and foreign policy and hype a so‑called 'China threat.' Beijing expressed serious concern and dissatisfaction, urged the Netherlands to stop spreading false information and broadening national‑security concepts to target China, and reiterated China pursues peaceful development and an independent foreign policy and is a source of global opportunity and stability rather than a threat.