Germany's EU presidency will "not perform miracles" and its agenda is likely to be dominated partly by unplanned events, German foreign minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier has said amid high hopes for Berlin's chairmanship of the bloc.
Mr Steinmeier at a press conference in Brussels on Tuesday (19 December) admitted that "expectations are high" as the EU's largest member state is gearing up to chair the union for half a year from 1 January.
But he sought to play down unrealistic ho...
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