a number of vacant positions for instance the head of the european council the president of the european parliament the foreign political chief of the european union someone like the foreign policy chief but you see the fact that all these places need to be allocated is also helpful in the sense that it allows leaders on the summit to maneuver to have a number of bargaining chips they can hand out in allocating those top jobs only one thing so far is certain the leaders have decided that there should be 2 women on the team so far it s only one federica maurine the head of the foreign policy foreign political chief of the european union. so many thanks from all of us here for that from brussels a lot being discussed there today thanks very much. well preparations are underway in belarus for the opening of this year s european games that s tomorrow friday 4000 athletes from across europe are expected to compete in belarus is pouring millions into making this event to success critics are