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28th June 2018 Vienna, Austria

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by Leigh Turner

Ambassador to Austria and UK Permanent Representative to the United Nations and other International Organisations in Vienna

Austrian EU Presidency: Service Announcement

A medium-sized1 EU country takes on the Presidency of the Council of the European Union during a busy period in Europe.  In addition to Brexit, migration and asylum policy are at the forefront, along with tense long-term EU budget negotiations.  Although people in this country are famously modest, everyone knows that they have run two […]

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10th January 2012 Dublin, Ireland

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by Robin Barnett

Former Ambassador to Ireland, Dublin

Happy New Year!

The successful Polish Presidency is over. But 2012 is set to be another year in Britain and Poland. Even if England were drawn in Ukraine, EURO 2012 will be a highlight here and a chance to showcase the best of Poland. For the UK, 9 January marks 200 days until the start of the Olympic […]

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