Brexit and mounting populism: France to host talks on strengthening EU

The heads of continental Europe's biggest economies are to meet in the Palace of Versailles today, seeking ways of strengthening the European Union in the face of Brexit and mounting populism.


German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande, whose two countries are often described as the European Union's "engine", will be joined by Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy and Italian premier Paolo Gentiloni.

"The idea is to try to give political momentum to the four nations," a French diplomatic source said.

The meeting comes in the run-up to celebrations on 25 March of the 60th anniversary of the Treaty of Rome, which founded what is now called the EU.
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6/3/17