According to the six-month work programme presented in ECOFIN’s meeting on 18 January 2011, the Hungarian Presidency of the European Council focuses its efforts on the earliest possible adoption of the six legislative proposals related to economic governance and the meeting of tight deadlines in the European Semester.
Tunisia's prime minister promised to announce a new coalition government, hoping to maintain the momentum of political progress following the 'jasmine revolution' that took place on Friday and the ousting of the country's authoritarian ruler.
Furthermore, Catherine Ashton, the EU's foreign policy chief, has expressed “great satisfaction” that a referendum on independence in South Sudan was held on schedule and without major outbreaks of violence.
Finally, the European Commission and the Parliament condemned the violence against women and children in Congo.
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