EU Council president Michel out of quarantine

European Council President Charles Michel has ended his self-quarantine after testing negative for COVID-19 for a second time this week.Michel postponed a scheduled summit of European Union leers scheduled for this week after his possible exposure to coronavirus.Spokesman Barend Leyts said on Friday that Michel is longer in quarantine and “continues preparing special European Council of Oct. 1 and 2."

meeting on issues ranging from Brexit negotiations to Belarus crisis and tensions between Greece and Turkey over energy rights was postponed for a week because a security officer with whom Michel was in close contact tested positive for virus.As chief of European Council, Michel hosts summits of EU leers.

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