Newsletter December 15

Published on 15 December 2009 at 17:16

Sweden

Quite an interesting presidency

Dagens Nyheter

Sweden's EU Presidency will mainly be remembered for the final ratification of the Lisbon Treaty, but Fredrik Reinfeldt and his team also made progress on more low-profile technical issues. Dagens Nyheter presents an inventory of the achievements of what it deems to be a globally positive six-month term in office.

 

Greece

Can the EU put it together again?

Der Spiegel

In Berlin and Brussels there is growing doubt over whether Greece can solve its debt problems without external help. If nothing is done, the country risks bankruptcy — with unforeseeable consequences for the European currency.

 

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