While the heads of state and government of the EU and the countries of the Eastern Partnership are due to meet on 21-22 May in the Latvian capital, talks on the wording of the joint declaration are arduously continuing in Brussels, with no guarantee of its conclusion before the start of the summit. “Unless there is a miracle, the document will not be finalised before Riga and it could go up to the heads of state,” indicated a source familiar…
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The heads of state and government of the EU and the countries of the Eastern Partnership are due to meet on 21-22 May in the Latvian capital — © Fotolia