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Does the Greek crisis endanger the EU's status on the world stage?

European Union President Herman Van Rompuy was hoping to use the summit of EU leaders to put his personal stamp on Europe's economic policy. Instead he's fighting to save the EU's status in the world.

The strikes and protests in a tiny country in the corner of Europe ruined the lunches of plenty of powerful people in Brussels on Thursday. A rescue plan for Greece was not on the official agenda for the summit President Van Rompuy called back in January, and so, according to media reports, Greece was to be discussed over food with European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet. Click here for more.