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Sat 01 Jan 2010Crisis-hit Spain takes helm as EU president
ALTHOUGH SPAIN officially took over the six-monthly presidency of the European Union on January 1st, the formal ceremonies were held yesterday.
The blue-and-gold European flag was raised alongside those of the 27 member nations outside the offices of the EU in Madrid, a building it shares with the Irish Embassy.
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