The main tasks for Sweden’s EU presidency
How we meet the labour market challenge today will largely determine the growth potential of the European Union, write Fredrik Reinfeldt and Anders Borg
Czech EU presidency
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Sweden warns EU of further pain
The European Union’s financial sector faces potential losses so large that the bloc’s governments cannot afford the risk of borrowing more money to boost Europe’s economy, says Fredrik Reinfeldt, Sweden’s prime minister
Sweden plays down Balkan EU hopes
Sweden played down expectations that its European Union presidency would succeed in solving various Balkan territorial and political disputes that are frustrating the EU membership aspirations of the region’s states
Switch-off ends Czech’s life support presidency
Some European Union presidencies fade quickly from the memory. It is safe to say the Czech Republic’s stint will not be forgotten for quite some time
Sweden sees role as EU model
As Stockholm takes over the bloc’s six-month rotating presidency on July 1 amid the downturn and growing Euroscepticism, it believes its experience can offer lessons to other member states
Czech PM backs Merkel on monetary policy
Angela Merkel, Germany’s chancellor, won support for her criticisms of the unconventional monetary policies of the world’s leading central banks from the prime minister of the Czech Republic, the current holder of the European Union’s presidency
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Czech prime minister Mirek Topolanek tells the FT about his country’s plans for the EU presidency and says the events of the next six months in Europe will be overshadowed by the economic crisis
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Prague’s presidency
The Czech government’s collapse severely damages the country’s presidency of the European Union. It is a vivid demonstration of the need for a semi-permanent EU president, as envisaged by the Lisbon treaty
Twin crises set early test for Czech leadership
Spare a thought for the poor old Czech Republic, the first country that was part of the Warsaw Pact to assume the six-month presidency of the EU, writes Quentin Peel
Czechs say they are fighting to protect the EU
The Czech Republic has tried to reinvigorate its EU presidency, saying it is determined to uphold unity and ensure that member states obey the rules on the single market
Czech entropy
The current presidency of the European Union, which was expected to divide the Union, has instead united it in a collective sense of human failure
Do not tie the markets – free them
We need to weaken labour, environmental, social, health and other ‘standards’ that block rational human activity, writes Vaclav Klaus
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