Make no mistake – Rutte, sometimes considered as a potential candidate to succeed Donald Tusk, is one of the toughest of the EU's current heads of state.

The EU is seeking to reach agreements on separating asylum seekers from economic migrants - but questions remain on where and how. The UN refugee agency is eager to get involved.

We see the new CAP as spelling the death of rural communities, the acceleration of the rural exodus, the consolidation of big agribusinesses, jeopardising public health standards and turning binding climate change targets into optional goals for member states.

Claude Turmes was a green MEP for almost 18 years. On Monday he will attend the Environment Council representing Luxembourg as state secretary.

Select EU leaders met amid rising tension over migration, with Italy's PM, who had threatened to boycott the summit, putting forward a new plans to stop boats from leaving Libya.

EU leaders will try to tackle key migration issues and help save Merkel from a full-blown government crisis at one and half EU summits this week.