Brussels summit sees leaders failing to bag breakfast while labouring through bilaterals
There were quotes from Shakespeare and phantom gift-wrapped editions of Beatrix Potter. Belgian surrealism was briefly invoked. Treachery was on people’s lips. There were mutterings of suicidal tendencies. The backstabbing and brinkmanship knew no bounds.
A day and a night at the theatre? In a manner of speaking. But this was the latest fiasco in what passes for EU summits these days where 28 grownups,all with countries to speed and very demanding day jobs, converge in Brussels, or stay up all night,forgo meals or ruin their digestion, and spend their time huddling in corridors plotting and crafting deals that then fall apart.Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com