This photograph shows the screen during a video conference on the COVID-19 pandemic between European Council President Charles Michel (left), European Parliament President David Sassoli (right) and European Council leaders, in Brussels, on Thursday. The video summit for the leaders of the 27-nation bloc comes a year into the COVID-19 crisis, as most of the EU is experiencing a second wave of cases - or a third wave for some — that stubbornly won't diminish. Photo: AFP