Austrian foreign minister Ursula Plassnik has indicated that her country's incoming six-month EU presidency will not push for the adoption of the EU constitution, presenting a modest working programme together with Austria's successor Finland.
The down-to-earth presentation of Ms Plassnik together with the Finnish state secretary for European affairs Antti Peltomaki in Brussels on Monday (19 December) marked the approaching end of the UK presidency, which commentators had blamed for bei...
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