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France and Germany strike historic deal

France and Germany reached an historic deal yesterday on how to distribute power should in a reformed European Union. French President Jacques Chirac and German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder agreed that in the future the EU should be led by the president of the European Commission and the head of the Council of Ministers.

End of rotating presidency?

France accepted Germany's proposal that the president of the Commission would be elected by the European Parliament and not ...

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