BRUSSELS: Weary and bleary, European Union leaders were gearing up Monday for a fourth day of fighting over an unprecedented 1.85- trillion-euro ($2.1-trillion) EU budget and coronavirus recovery fund, barely recovered from a weekend of walkouts, fists slamming into tables and insults.
EUROPE’S TOP BRASS European Council President Charles Michel (left) poses for photographers with German Chancellor Angela Merkel (third right) French President Emmanuel Macron (second right) and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen (right) prior to a meeting on the sidelines of a European Union summit at the European Council building in Brussels Sunday, July 19, 2020. POOL PHOTO VIA AP