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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8867

15 January 2005
A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS / A look behind the news, by ferdinando riccardi
Council of the Union: the ambitions and opportunities of a Presidency

Just as we anticipated. Jean-Claude Juncker started his Presidency of the Council in the best way possible. Need I remind you of the reasons why he is the ideal President, at this point in time?

he is, at the same time, the President of the Summit (European Council), of the Economy/Finance Council and of the Eurogroup for two years, thus guaranteeing coherence and cohesion in community activities;

he is, by far, the head of government with the longest personal experience of attending...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
THE DAY IN POLITICS
GENERAL NEWS
TIMETABLE
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
SUPPLEMENT