The Polish prime minister has mocked François Hollande’s low poll ratings on the second day of a bitter row over the re-election of Donald Tusk as European council president, which Poland tried to block. In response to Tusk’s re-election, Poland blocked the summit’s final statement. Other EU leaders said they hoped Poland would put the row behind it. Luxembourg’s prime minister, Xavier Bettel, made clear that frustration with Poland lingered, saying “behaviour like yesterday’s is not acceptable”. She told reporters that Warsaw would “never agree to a Europe of different speeds because that would lead to the EU’s disintegration”.

Source: The Guardian March 10, 2017 18:33 UTC