On Thursday 15 October, on the first day of the European Summit, Member States had to be satisfied with calling on negotiators on both sides to “intensify” discussions on the future EU/UK relationship and asking Boris Johnson's government to make decisive proposals for forging a compromise.
While the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, and the President of the European Council, Charles Michel, were due to speak on the telephone on Wednesday evening with the...