By the time of the summit in Bratislava, which will bring together all the countries of the European Union with the exception of the United Kingdom on Friday 16 September, the European leaders will have had the opportunity to agree on how to prepare for the discussions on the future of the EU.
On Monday 22 August, the Italian prime minister, Matteo Renzi, will meet the German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, and the French president, François Hollande, on the boat Garibaldi, which will be...