European summit confirmation. There has been confirmation from Luxembourg Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker that European governments will discuss the Wolfowitz appointment tomorrow at their meeting in Brussels.

And that Wolfowitz will himself come to Brussels soon to inform EU Development Commissioner Louis Michel what approach to development issues he would want to take as Bank president. No date has been determined but it looks likely to be after the decision-making board meeting on 31 March.

The European Commission has clarified that its invitation to Wolfowitz - widely reported as an acceptance of his candidature - was in fact intended to be in the spirit of an exploration of views, not an acceptance of a fait accompli.

Alex Wilks ~ March 21, 2005

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