Billed by the G20 last week as the summit to save the euro, EU leaders will in Brussels on Sunday (23 October) try to bridge divisions between Germany and France on how to stop Greece and Italy from bringing down the single currency.
Germany at the last minute split the meeting in two - a debate on Sunday and a follow-up event to make decisions on Wednesday.
The move forced EU Council President Herman Van Rompuy to cancel an EU-China summit mid-week. He called China's Wen Jiabao o...
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Already a member? Login hereAndrew Rettman is EUobserver's Foreign Affairs Editor. He has been writing about foreign and security affairs for EUobserver since 2005. He is Polish but grew up in the UK. He has also written for The Guardian, The Telegraph, and The Times of London.
Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's Foreign Affairs Editor. He has been writing about foreign and security affairs for EUobserver since 2005. He is Polish but grew up in the UK. He has also written for The Guardian, The Telegraph, and The Times of London.