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Praise be to EU summits. You’ll miss them when they’re gone

EUobserver, 7 November 2011- The EU has always liked summits. Summits helped create it, and have been the medium through which it has evolved. Summits have always been how the Union resolved its problems – let them fester for a while, generate a bit of theatre, and then bring together political leaders to thrash out a deal to save the day.