Jeanl-Claude Juncker will appear before the press ahead of the Sibiu 'post-but-now-pre-Brexit' summit. His EU commission has already laid down its proposals for the EU's future before the European elections (Photo: European People's Party)

EU leaders discuss bloc's future in Sibiu This WEEK

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by Eszter Zalan, Brussels,

It was the week that was supposed to 'relaunch' the European project after the UK had left the EU. But events interfered with that planning.

EU leaders will gather in the picturesque town of Sibiu, Romania on Thursday (9 May) to discuss the way forward for the bloc, with the UK still being a member - at least until the new 'exit' date was of October 3, with Britain still to find a common strategy out of the union, and approve the withdrawal agreement.

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Eszter Zalan is a Hungarian journalist who worked for Brussels-based news portal EUobserver specialising in European politics, focusing on populism and Brexit.

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