Portugal has been responsible for the presidency of the European Union since 1 July. The priorities set out by the presidency for the next six months are as follows (for the calendar of the formal and informal Council meetings see page 5 of EUROPE 9460). We will be publishing the whole text in French and English).
PORTUGUESE PRESIDENCY OF THE COUNCIL A STRONGER UNION FOR A BETTER WORLD
July - December 2007
A Union of solidarity between equals
“Union” is the idea binding 27 sovereign...