EU Troika Says Presidency Programme Ambitious Yet Realistic

Strasbourg, 17 January - The troika of countries that will successively chair the EU in six month stints in 2007 and the first half of 2008 - Germany, Portugal and Slovenia - on Wednesday unveiled a joint presidency programme which the three heads of government labelled as ambitious yet realistic.

France, Strasbourg Heads of the EU presidential troika (left to right) Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Jansa, Portuguese PM Jose Socrates and German Chancellor Angela Merkel present the joint 18-month programme of EU presidency. Photo: Thierry Monasse/STA

France, Strasbourg
Heads of the EU presidential troika (left to right) Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Jansa, Portuguese PM Jose Socrates and German Chancellor Angela Merkel present the joint 18-month programme of EU presidency.
Photo: Thierry Monasse/STA

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