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Czech Republic: from soviet satellite to EU presidency
On 1 January France passes the baton of the six-month rotating presidency to the east. Vaclav Klaus, the outspoken Czech president, is well known for his dislike of the EU, and considers the Czech presidency to be purely ornamental. Will attitude be the main problem in 2009?
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José Manuel Barroso on the financial crisis: 'national borders mean little'
Pulling together; the official word from the president of the European commission, which hit Europe's national dailys on 2 October
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Lisbon ratified
Latvia and Germany ratified the Lisbon treaty on 7 and 22 May, after Portugal and Denmark did so on 23 April. The EU's 16 other members should follow suit by 1 January 2009
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