Brussels, 20/07/2016 (Agence Europe) - On Wednesday 20 July, several European sources said that a political agreement at the level of member state ambassadors to the EU (Coreper) could soon be reached in order to bring forward the rotating presidencies of the Council of the EU from 1 July 2017. The UK, which is to negotiate its exit from the EU, has renounced its EU Council presidency which was scheduled for the second half of 2017.
The 28 member state ambassadors discussed this issue on...