brussels european leaders earn point amount time spend summit french president emmanuel macron would probably top rank week two-day gather brussels talk run past midnight thursday merely ice cake macron already host global climate conference counter-terrorism summit past four days certainly come lot energy ideas one european council official say 39-year-old seven months office earn reputation burn candle end stretch youthful staff hope find way channel question deliver result come europe report card far mix although necessarily macron fault election campaign early months office put euro zone reform heart program hop work hand-in-hand germany member state german election september weaken chancellor angela merkel position still try put together coalition process unlikely complete march without macron lack partner push things along discussions want ideas like separate budget single currency area push back acknowledgement time right talk migration security defense topics address eu leaders thursday progress slow halt particularly migration lead divisive discussions late night macron recent weeks make trip africa meet middle east leaders broke return lebanese prime minister saad hariri saudi arabia heart exhaust debate may want steer course somewhere former president nicolas sarkozy whose hyperactive eu style drive partner distraction immediate predecessor francois hollande time consider low-key energy much appreciate especially blow brexit must also try stay bite realistic say diplomat mention macron manage raise ukraine crisis middle east euro zone reform demand bloc offer social protection citizens one problem former investment banker face get 28 eu leaders agree single course action always hard act outside eu bubble arguably success one planet summit week draw new green pledge corporations international organizations keep battle climate change high global agenda unscheduled stop saudi arabia last month talk crown prince mohammad bin salman help clinch release hariri fly paris back lebanon withdraw resignation prime minister macron ways take international rein time several western leaders otherwise engage britain theresa may tie brexit merkel bogged coalition politics president donald trump first year office chaotic unpredictable main rival geopolitical engagement russian president vladimir putin invite guest honor economic forum st. petersburg next may confirmation yet whether macron find time go multi-summit macron burn energy hunt result