On 1 January, Sweden took over the torch from Czech Republic and will hold the rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union for the next six months. The country holding the presidency chairs all the Council meetings during six months. This in turn gives it a strategic agenda-setting power on EU legislation.
EZA President Luc Van den Brande and Secretary General Sigrid Schraml congratulate MCL President Antonio Di Matteo and EFAL President Giorgio D'Antoni in Milan.