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The Czech Republic's been getting a baptism by fire in its new role at the helm of the European Union (07.01.2009) je 18

Ema Nevenka JülichJanuary 7, 2009

The Czech Republic's been getting a baptism by fire in its new role at the helm of the European Union. It took over the rotating presidency from France on January first, to be confronted by both the gas crisis and the conflict in the Middle East. Today, the head of the European Commission paid an inaugural visit to Prague.

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