(CNN) - Brussels On the late Thursday evening, there was a highly unusual cheer and the round of beats of hands in the atrium of the mass press in the building of the European Commission.
Journalists were not clapping in the response to save the euro.
It was at the time of the video of new Prime Minister Elio Di Rupo of Belgium was splashed on the screen.
Just the fact that the small country has a Prime Minister, after 18 months to try was enough to add a little time for mixed Belgian journalists among the hundreds of us packed into the square.
Of all the summits, that I covered in Brussels, he was the majority of the journalists that I had seen here. It felt more like a major sports event.
After all, there are representatives of the press for each of the 27 countries, more international broadcasters and the usual smattering of Japanese crews.
We expected two long days of debate. Some people said to be ready to stay weekend. No of the occurred.
The leaders flew in the night of Thursday, had lunch, discussed the future even the euro, isolated from Britain, an agreement, had a press conference around 05, obtained a few hours of sleep, welcomed Croatia in the club and returned to the House.
He then began spinning.
We were told that the meetings were sympathetic. No there was no animosity between Nicolas Sarkozy in the France and David Cameron of United Kingdom.
An official told a small gathering of us that Cameron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel has even left the meeting in the same elevator.
Where the deal leaves the United Kingdom?
What was more interesting to me looking at the Hungary, the Sweden and the Czech Republic stay, does not able to commit to the fiscal pact at first light Friday.
So we all started to talk about the euro 17 ++ 6, with four other left behind from the cold. How quickly changed.
The three continental players must have seen the press their grouping with Britain and did not like where he was.
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Quickly released a revised agreement and the outsiders, including the Hungary had agreed at least to discuss joining the fiscal pact and take it to the national parliaments, where applicable.
Britain once more on the margins of Europe. Right, I dare say, the British most want to be.
The euro has survived for the time being to live another day.
New deal will solve the problems of Europe?
We all convene here March next for the next Summit where the details should be signed off the coast.
Either it will be another ' last chance' meeting to save the single currency after months of indecision mayhem, disagreements and market. "
The hope here is that March next there is a lot less journalists here in Brussels.
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