In a time when the European Union is being severely put to the test, the Netherlands took over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union in an attempt to focus on the essentials, create growth and jobs through innovation, and to connect with civil society.
The Algerian government relented late Wednesday on the demands of police officers who staged a sit- in near the Presidency headquarters in upper Algiers demanding better social and professional conditions.
Greece formally assumed the European Union (EU)'s rotating Presidency for the first half of 2014 on Wednesday with a ceremony attended by several top European dignitaries.
The South African government on Thursday evening dismissed the report that Mandela is in a vegetative condition in hospital.
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