The EU Presidency Is Too Big for Small Nations

The Czech Republic proved that small EU states are not up to running the EU Council Presidency. Leadership on such a scale is simply beyond their means. Nevertheless, Sweden hopes to see the Lisbon Treaty ratified. Then it wants to lay the foundations for a real European foreign policy.

• Primary Source

ESO: Background information: Czech Republic: EU Presidency, January-June 2009 http://www.europeansources.info/record/website-czech-republic-eu-presidency-january-june-2009/

ESO: Background information: Sweden: EU Presidency, July-December 2009 http://www.europeansources.info/record/website-sweden-eu-presidency-july-december-2009/

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