EU leaders will avoid, on Thursday 20 June in Brussels, any tense discussions on elements of the EU's next multiannual financial framework (MFF) for 2021-2027 (see EUROPE B12277A12). “It is not a question of going back to the substance, but of taking note of all the work that has been done. We must hand over the baton to the Finnish Presidency”, summarised one European diplomat.
The European Council is expected to hold a more in-depth exchange of views in October 2019 and give a mandate...