The European Council meeting on 24-25 October was a rather low-key affair, with the scheduled policy debates overshadowed by the NSA spying scandal and no ground-breaking decisions taken on the four key topics on the agenda. Speakers included: Janis A. Emmanouilidis, EPC Director of Studies, Yves Pascouau, EPC Senior Policy Analyst and John Wyles, European Voice columnist and EPC Senior Adviser.