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Chief of staff of EU Council president Michel resigns
By EUobserver
The chief of staff of EU Council president Charles Michel, Francois Roux, has resigned, he confirmed to the Belgian L'Echo over the weekend. In a tweet published on Friday, Barend Leyts, spokesman for Michel, announces that Roux will be replaced by Frederic Bernard, who had already worked as a "sherpa" for the council president. Michel is currently trying to find an EU budget compromise among the 27 leaders.