Whatever happens, it will make for an EU summit unlike any other at the urn-shaped Europa headquarters. “They will be well spaced” when they go into a restricted session with barely a few delegates, deadpanned an EU official preparing the summit. There will be no group photo of the leaders like at last December’s summit because of social distancing requirements. The main summit room will only use filtered, non-recycled air. As soon as their vehicles pull up into driveway outside the Europa building, the leaders will immediately experience the difference, officials said.

Source: Manila Times July 16, 2020 13:41 UTC