Brussels blog round up for 13 – 19 October – EU summit, theBanking Union and who should collect the EU’s Nobel Prize?

The European Council meet f or their latest summit this week. Peter Spiegel at the FT’s Brussels Blog has a rundown of the latest developments through Friday. Open Europe casts a sceptical eye toward the claim that EU leaders have made substantial progress on the issue of creating a European banking union. Meanwhile Open Democracy asks whether Poland has now taken over France’s position as Germany’s most trusted partner in the EU and whether Polish support could strengthen Germany’s position in negotiations with other EU Member States.