After talking to them by phone, the President-elect of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, on Tuesday 15 October invited several political group leaders from the European Parliament to meet her over breakfast on Friday 18 October.
This meeting was intended to regain the initiative after the rejection of the three Commissioners-designate from Romania, Hungary and France. Objective: to find common ground on a political line and finalise the composition of a College that would secure...