Founders discuss EU future

rome - The six countries that founded the forerunner of the European Union in Rome in 1957, will meet Tuesday in the Italian capital. The foreign ministers of the Benelux countries, Germany, France and Italy look back and look at a dinner ahead.

The Treaty of Rome anniversary next year sixty. The ministers discussed over dinner include how it can be celebrated in an appropriate way. Foreign Minister Bert Koenders and his counterparts also reflect on the many challenges that the 'European project' experiences, such as the imminent departure of the United Kingdom and the migration crisis.

The European Union now consists of 28 Member States. The collaboration is also due to the refugee crisis increasingly under pressure. The discussion between the six founding countries, according to an insider one of the platforms that attempt to formulate an effective response here.