- The BBC – A six-month charge for EU glory – good overview of the problems to be faced – and a few other distractions I’d forgotten about:
“In [the] final part of the year, when the main Council decisions are likely to be taken, the international agenda also becomes hectic.
“There are EU summits with Russia and Ukraine in October, and a summit with Canada at the end of November, followed by a major UN conference on climate change.
“The World Trade Organization ministerial meeting in Hong Kong in December actually overlaps with the final European Council of the UK presidency.”