Many European Union countries have been invited to Brussels on Sunday for a mini-summit on immigration, the European Commission has announced. days before the 28 - day summit.
"President Juncker is convening an informal working meeting on migration and asylum issues by a group of countries concerned," the European Commission said in a statement.
A European diplomatic source said Germany, Austria, Italy, Bulgaria, Spain and Greece would attend the meeting, while another diplomatic source said France would also be present at Sunday's informal mini-summit.