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France takes over the EU presidency on 1 July (Photo: EUobserver)

France steals Slovenia's EU presidency limelight

French president Nicolas Sarkozy has added planet Mars to the already long ‘to-do' list he has planned for the EU saying he wants a space policy concentrating on cooperation with the US, particularly in the exploration of this little-known planet.

Speaking in the French Guiana on Tuesday (12 February), Mr Sarkozy, who has a reputation for getting personally involved in a wide range of issues, said the EU should have a "sensible and coherent space policy."

"I speak for France, and ...

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France takes over the EU presidency on 1 July (Photo: EUobserver)

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