EU leaders discuss repercussions for Belarus after Ryanair ‘hijack

The the forced landing of a Ryanair flight and subsequent arrest of a journalist on board come at a time when the EU has struggled to reach a consensus over key foreign policy matters. “The Ryanair hijack is the ultimate test case for the credibility of the EU foreign policy on both the world and EU stage,” Alberto Alemanno, a professor of EU law at H.E.C. business school, told CNBC.