An unassuming Austrian presidency draws to a close this week having presided over an EU whose major powers were concentrated on domestic politics.
The six-month stint at the helm of the 25-nation bloc, which comes to an end on Friday (30 June), saw some major achievements for Vienna including a final deal on the financing of the EU from 2007-2013.
EU leaders agreed a spending plan for next year onwards in December, some six months after a bad-tempered meeting saw them scatter to t...
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