"If the presidency considers the conditions are met, it will submit a new draft agreement": after the end of the bilateral meetings between the heads of state and government taking part in the EU Summit in Brussels, the German presidency will see what to do next. In the afternoon, the leaders of the 27 member states will meet again in a joint session in the attempt to find "shared solutions to the open problems", such as: the double-majority vote (opposed by Poland, with the support of the Czech Republic); the inclusion of the Charter of Fundamental Rights in the future Treaty (opposed by Great Britain); the role and responsibilities of the Minister of Foreign Affairs (London is perplexed and in any case it will not give up its permanent seat, in the event of a joint representation in the UN Security Council). The Chancellor Angela Merkel, president on duty of the EU Council, is trying to mediate between the participants. The persons that have taken centre stage at this summit, with different roles, have been the head of the Polish Government, Lech Kaczynski, the British Prime Minister Tony Blair (his last time), the Dutch Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende, and the president of the Republic of France, Nicolas Sarkozy, his first time. No deadline has been planned for the negotiations nor has an outcome been fixed for the summit.
