The Council of Europe champions ?Citizenship through Education? during 2005, building upon eight previous years? work to encourage democratic citizenship in it?s member states.

The Luxembourg Presidency has put AIDS on the agenda of all its meetings with third countries in a year where tackling world poverty and poor health is paramount.

The opening of the European Union towards the Balkans can only take place if true stability and real peace are established in these countries with the assistance of the EU.

In an address to the European Parliament on 26 January 2005, the President of the European Commission, José Manuel Barroso, presented his vision of the European Union's strategic goals up until the year 2010, along with the work programme adopted by the Commission for 2005. This presents the first initiative designed to concretise these strategic goals.

The EU¡Šs Constitutional Treaty is in the process of ratification as the European general public and national parliaments have the final word.