European Council President Donald Tusk talks to the press as he arrives before an EU summit meeting on June 28, 2016 at the European Union headquarters in Brussels. (AFP Photo)
EU President Donald Tusk today suggested holding a summit of the 27 EU countries without Britain in September to discuss the bloc's future, saying leaders needed time to prepare.
"I will propose that we can hold an informal leaders meeting in September because we need a few weeks to prepare. Maybe the best place will be Bratislava," Tusk said, referring to the capital of Slovakia, which will then hold the EU's rotating presidency.