MEPs are expected to elect their President on Wednesday 3 July in Strasbourg, rather than on Tuesday 2 July, as originally planned.
This one-day postponement, which will be officially confirmed on Sunday 30 June by the Conference of Presidents of the Political Groups, is intended to give the political groups more negotiating time.
It will enable them to analyse the results of the extraordinary European summit convened for 30 June (see EUROPE B12279A1, B12280A2), expected to result in a...