1.   Austria holds the current revolving EU presidency.

2.   China holds the current council presidency.

3.   Spain holds the current EU rotating presidency.

4.   France holds the current presidency of the EU.

5.   France in addition holds the current presidency of the European Union.

6.   Greece holds the current rotating presidency of the European Union.

7.   His comments came after he met with Prime Minister Romano Prodi of Italy, which holds the current presidency of the European Union.

8.   His call was reciprocated by the Netherlands Foreign Minister Hans van Mierlo, whose country holds the current EU presidency.

9.   His proposal did not feature in the current French EU presidency because of opposition from some member states.

10.   Ireland hosted the one-day conference in its role in the current presidency of the European Union.