EU Council chief Donald Tusk has urged member states to come up with common objectives at their meeting in Bratislava on 16 September.
"The only way to succeed in Bratislava is to be frank and not to avoid even the most controversial and difficult topics," Tusk said on Thursday (1 September) after a meeting with Luxembourg prime minister Xavier Bettel.
Tusk has been on a diplomatic drive over the last few days to prepare for the Bratislava meeting, the first EU summit without the...
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