Far apart: EU leaders hold budget summit in pandemic times

European Union leaders are meeting Friday in the largest room they could find at their summit center so they can keep apart as a health precaution. French President Emmanuel Macron led the early negotiations, arriving Thursday and using the the pre-summit hours to meet with Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, a stringent budget hardliner and considered one of the biggest obstacles to reaching a deal at the two-day meeting. “We want a result and we will continue working until we get that result,” if need be until Sunday, said Latvian Prime Minister Arturs Karins upon arrival.