Three senior EU officials visit Turkey ahead of NATO summit

Three heavyweights of the European Union are visiting Turkey today, just days before the NATO summit in Ankara. EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas, Enlargement Commissioner Marta Kos and Migration Commissioner Magnus Brunner will meet Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan. Security, migration, and connectivity between Europe and Central Asia are top of the agenda.

Meanwhile, the EU institutions' major recruitment competition — the AD5 entry-level administrator exam — is expected to become even tougher than in previous rounds, according to sources.

Last week's heatwave hit Europe hard, with only about one in five households having air conditioning. Even the Berlaymont building's cooling system was switched off due to technical issues. This highlights Europe's growing infrastructure problem.

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