This was the first face-to-face meeting of EU leaders since the bloc's energy crisis really came to the fore. Millions of citizens simply don't have the money to pay for electricity and gas bills which have skyrocketed since the start of the year.

Here is the latest top stories from Press TV on October 21, 2021.

China expresses strong dissatisfaction with a plan by Chinese Taipei's foreign minister Joseph Wu to visit Europe and make a virtual address to a forum in Rome next week.

French European Affairs Minister Clement Beaune reaffirms that financial sanctions could be taken against Poland if dialog with the country over the primacy of European laws does not work out.

EU officials say the 27-nation bloc could benefit from Iran's vast energy reserves if US sanctions against the Islamic Republic are removed.

The head of the EU's executive arm and Poland's prime minister clash during a debate in the European Parliament over Warsaw's alleged rule of law breaches.

A war of words between Poland and the European Union (EU) escalates as Warsaw accuses the EU of blackmail while Brussels vows to punish Poland for challenging the bloc's laws.