Reporters dig deep to track the comings and goings of EU elite

IN the middle of a news blackout, who comes and who goes offers a vital clue as to what is going on for the myriad of intrepid reporters covering EU meetings.

But it can be very difficult as the number of meeting venues can be myriad also.

So there was a distinct ripple of uncertainty when Belgium’s finance minister Didier Reynders emerged from the building where he and other EU finance ministers were meeting in Brussels on Saturday.