The new leader of the British conservative party, David Cameron, was absent at Thursday’s traditional gathering in Brussels of leaders of the European People's Party (EPP) ahead of the EU summit.
Mr Cameron’s absence confirmed that he intends to keep a promise to pull out the 27 Tory MEPs from the pro-European EPP-ED group in the European Parliament.
The new German chancellor Angela Merkel made clear her displeasure over such a move.
In a letter to Mr Cameron she wrote "I ...
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Lisbeth founded EUobserver in 2000 and is responsible to the Board for effective strategic leadership, planning and performance. After graduating from the Danish School of Media and Journalism, she worked as a journalist, analyst, and editor for Danish media.