Romanian president Klaus Iohannis (l), EU Council president Donald Tusk and EU Parliament president Antonio Tajani at the start of the Sibiu meeting (Photo: Council of the European Union)

EU-27 pledge to speak in 'one voice' after Brexit

EU Political

by Eszter Zalan, Brussels,

EU leaders pledged at a meeting in Romania on Thursday (9 May) to stay united "through thick and thin" after Brexit and amid a geopolitical shake-up.

In the Sibiu Declaration, adopted by the EU-27 who gathered for the informal summit - without the UK's Theresa May - the leaders also vowed to protect democracy and the rule of law, fight climate change and uphold international rule-bas...

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EU Political

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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.

Sibiu: EU leaders prepare post-Brexit show of unity