FILE PHOTO: New Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo (R) bumps elbows with European Council President Charles Michel at the start of the second face-to-face European Union summit since the coronavirus disease outbreak began, in Brussels, Belgium, October 1, 2020. Olivier Hoslet/Pool via REUTERS
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Belgium's new premier arrived for a European Union summit on Thursday fresh from his swearing-in ceremony, exultantly bumping elbows with fellow leaders as he told them his country finally had a proper government after 652 days.
Summits of the 27-nation EU had become used to a "caretaker" Belgian prime minister since December 2018 when the ruling coalition collapsed, leading to Belgium's longest ever stretch without a government.
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