Crises curb Sarkozy’s options / Sarkozy’s EU options seen as limited

The French presidency of the European Union will be an exercise in 'crisis management' according to Peer Steinbrück, the German finance minister.

ESO: Background information: France: EU Presidency, July-December 2008 http://www.europeansources.info/record/france-eu-presidency-july-december-2008/

Euro/Topics: Magazin, June 2008: French Presidency http://archiv.eurotopics.net/en/home/presseschau/archiv/magazin/politik-verteilerseite/franzoesische_ratspraesidentschaft_06_2008/

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