French President Nicolas Sarkozy has been addressing the European Parliament in Strasbourg, laying out his priorities for France's presidency of the European Union.
France took over the EU's six-month rotating presidency from Slovenia on July 1 amid falling popular support for the Lisbon Treaty, which envisages streamlining bureaucracy in the bloc. Last month, Ireland voted 'no' in a referendum on the treaty. Sarkozy told members of parliament that he hoped to propose a solution to the reform treaty woes in October or December at the latest. Lufthansa pilots to strike over pay hike demand ...
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(Deutsche Welle)
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