"Next EU trio urged to put prime ministers in driving seat" - Euractiv, 16 June 2011
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| 16/06/2011

Important political decisions, such as the EU's long-term budget and the bloc's enlargement to new countries, should be shaped up by prime ministers ahead of summit meetings of heads of state, think-tank representatives told the countries taking over the EU's next three rotating presidencies.
Senior diplomats from Poland, Denmark and Cyprus, the countries holding the next trio of EU presidencies, delivered what appears to be a well-coordinated message: the role of the General Affairs Council (GAC) should be strengthened in view of important decisions, such as the adoption of the EU budget (see 'Background').
The General Affairs Council normally meets six times a year. It brings together the EU's 27 foreign ministers and is the highest EU decision-making body after the European Council of heads of state and government, which meets every three months...
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