The President of the European Council, Herman Van Rompuy, announced, on 26 April at a conference in Brussels, that a so far unscheduled informal summit of the member states’ heads of state and government could be held ahead of the 28-29 June meeting. It would allow to prepare this European Council, which is set to focus on growth and employment. “I do not exclude convening an informal leaders’ dinner at an earlier date for an open exchange of views on how best to prepare matters for June,” Van Rompuy said.