European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen at an EU summit at the European Council building in Brussels, Thursday, October 15. Several EU countries, including France, have already warned they don’t expect the talks, initially planned to focus on the coronavirus crisis, will settle the bloc’s latest crisis. People’s jobs depend on this,” EU commission vice-president Frans Timmermans said. The EU has opened legal procedures against the two countries over what it considers systemic threats to the rule of law. He added that many member countries were not prepared to compromise.

Source: The Standard November 19, 2020 12:45 UTC