Two of the smallest EU nations could take over the UK’s job of holding the rotating presidency of the union next year.
British prime minister David Cameron told fellow leaders on Tuesday (28 June) that they would have to wait for his successor to decide if the UK would still retain its role, sources familiar with talks said.
The British chairmanship had been scheduled for the second half of 2017.
Other leaders asked Cameron to let them know as soon as possible so that they...
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Eszter Zalan is a Hungarian journalist who worked for Brussels-based news portal EUobserver specialising in European politics, focusing on populism and Brexit.