| 1. INSTITUTIONAL ISSUES (PARAGRAPHS 1-5) | 2 |
| 1.1 A EUROPEAN COUNCIL WITHOUT FOREIGN MINISTERS | 2 |
| 1.2 HERMAN VAN ROMPUY | 2 |
| 1.3 CATHERINE ASHTON | 5 |
| 1.4 UWE CORSEPIUS | 8 |
| 2. THE ECONOMIC, FINANCIAL AND EMPLOYMENT SITUATION (PARAGRAPHS 6-24) | 9 |
| 3. THE COPENHAGEN CONFERENCE ON CLIMATE CHANGE (PARAGRAPHS 34-38) | 14 |
| 4. OTHER BUSINESS: THE STOCKHOLM PROGRAMME, ENLARGEMENT AND EXTERNAL RELATIONS | 18 |
| 4.1 THE STOCKHOLM PROGRAMME (PARAGRAPHS 25-33) | 18 |
| 4.2 ENLARGEMENT (PARAGRAPH 39) | 18 |
| 4.3 EXTERNAL RELATIONS (PARAGRAPHS 40-44) | 19 |
| 5. THE END OF A PRESIDENCY | 19 |
| ENDNOTES | 21 |
| EXECUTIVE SUMMARY | 22 |
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