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Slovenia took over the EU presidency Jan. 1, for a six-month term expiring June 30. Though Ljubljana seems to have a rather quiet agenda planned, there is one lurking issue that not only could consume most of Slovenia’s attention, but also could completely spiral out of control.
One matter not on the Slovenian agenda is the proposed new EU constitution — or, as the newest legalism calls it, the organizational treaty. Debate on the new treaty has been a key issue in European developments for more than five years now, and it has been nearly three years since the Dutch and French rejected the treaty in referendums. But the topic will not so much as grace Slovenia’s desk in the next six months. The treaty was a key issue for the previous two presidencies, held by Germany and Portugal respectively, but the ratification process will not begin until 2010. Slovenia has thus dodged that bullet. Instead, three broad topics, each with a very narrow application, will dominate Slovenia’s term.
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