Brussels, 21/09/2007 (Agence Europe) - France, which will hold the presidency of the EU in the second half of 2008 (see EUROPE 9506), the Czech Republic, which will take over the presidency in the first half of 2009, and Sweden, (second half of 2009) have officially begun preparation of a joint programme for their successive presidencies. At a working meeting in Prague on 20 September, Czech Deputy Prime Minister Alexandr Vondra, Czech Foreign Minister Karel Schwartzenberg, French Secretary...