Brussels, 03/01/2006 (Agence Europe) - On 1st January 2006, Austria took on the Presidency of the Council of the European Union. Following the agreement on the financial perspective reached during the night of 16 December, the Austrian Presidency's main ambition is to “give Europe a fresh start”, in the words of Federal Chancellor Wolfgang Schüssel. “ Austria wishes to use its Presidency above all to bring Europe closer again to its people and to boost confidence in the European...