Behind the scenes of the European Union summit. There are still two obstacles in Tusk's way

Leaders of the three major factions in the European Parliament have reached an agreement on personnel. Ursula von der Leyen is set to become President of the European Commission again, Antonio Costa to lead the European Council, and Kaja Kallas the head of EU diplomacy.
It remains a controversial issue whether Costa will hold his position for two and a half years or five years. The European People’s Party, which Tusk represents in the negotiations, decided to play more forcefully than expected
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni was on the sidelines of Monday’s talks. We hear from the Polish delegation: “Her support is not decisive for us.”
However, concluding an agreement with the Italian opposition – the third power in the EU – would be a violation of a long-standing practice. And cause more problems
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There was disappointment in Brussels on Tuesday after midnight. A moment before that, its president, Charles Michel, appeared in front of hundreds of exhausted journalists gathered in the European Council building. Among his published statements about seeking unity, there was only one that could make headlines: “We have no deal.”

Leaders of the 27 member states, who met for dinner in the Belgian capital on Monday, failed to reach an agreement at the first attempt and decide on the division of the most important positions in the European Union. Even though they are only a hair away.

-We are very happy. Everything is on track – we hear from representatives of the Polish delegation to the summit.

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Prime Minister Donald Tusk himself struck an optimistic tone. During the talks, the Polish Prime Minister was the main negotiator for the Christian Democratic European People’s Party, the largest force in the new European Parliament. However, unlike other leaders, he did not speak publicly during the summit. He commented on the results only Tuesday afternoon at a press conference at Warsaw Airport.