BRUSSELS, December 18 (Sputnik) — The weakening ruble's impact on the European Union's economy will be among the topics to be discussed at a summit of EU heads of state Thursday, a European diplomat told RIA Novosti.
"Depreciation may cause problems [for EU exporters to Russia]. I am sure that some member states will raise this question today, but I do not expect mentioning this subject in the conclusions to be issued by all 28 [EU member-states]," the source told RIA Novosti on Thursday.
18 December 2014, 14:04 GMT
Earlier reports indicated that a reduction or expansion of sanctions against Russia may be on the agenda of the EU summit, but the source stressed that final statements or decisions would be unlikely.
According to the website of Italy's 2014 European Council presidency, "the 300 billion [$387 billion] investment plan of the Juncker Commission, the creation of a European fund for strategic investments, Ukraine and the Ebola outbreak" will be at the center of Thursday's discussions.
The newly appointed European Council President Donald Tusk will be chair the meeting for the first time on Thursday in Brussels.
