18 small countries unite in Athens on EU future

The days are over in Europe when only leaders of big states get together to prepare common positions ahead of important European summits.

This morning, 16 April, heads of states from 18 smaller European countries gathered in the Ballroom of the Hotel Inter Continental in Athens. The meeting, named the "Benelux Breakfast", was initiated by the three Benelux countries with the aim of creating a united front ahead of the meeting with Convention president Valéry Giscard d’Estaing later toda...