At the special European Council in Brussels on Saturday 30 August, Donald Tusk was elected president of the European Council for the period from 1 December 2014 to 31 May 2017. Federica Mogherini was appointed EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy for the period from the end of the term of office of the current European Commission until 31 October 2019. The European Council discussed the situation in Ukraine, Iraq/Syria, Gaza and Libya. In this issue, EUROPE...