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[bill cobbett]

The inaugural celebrations of the Cyprus Presidency of the EU Council are to be broadcast live at this link...

http://www.cy2012.eu/index.php/en/news- ... -is-online

... as well as on PIK.

Loads of leaders from Europe will be there.

[CBBB]

The inaugural celebrations of the Cyprus Presidency of the EU Council are to be broadcast live at this link...

http://www.cy2012.eu/index.php/en/news- ... -is-online

... as well as on PIK.

Loads of leaders from Europe will be there.

I hope they are all taking cushions with them, those bloody stone seats are extremely uncomfortable!

[bill cobbett]

The inaugural celebrations of the Cyprus Presidency of the EU Council are to be broadcast live at this link...

http://www.cy2012.eu/index.php/en/news- ... -is-online

... as well as on PIK.

Loads of leaders from Europe will be there.

I hope they are all taking cushions with them, those bloody stone seats are extremely uncomfortable!

Reliable info that Pres X and the German delegation have been provided with those whoopee cushions.

[kimon07]

Thanks Bill. 20:00 hrs Cyprus time. The program (in pdf in your link) looks interesting. The artistic part of it I mean. Curious about the content of the speeches.

You think they will express their regret that "half country" presides whole Europe?

[kimon07]

The inaugural celebrations of the Cyprus Presidency of the EU Council are to be broadcast live at this link...

http://www.cy2012.eu/index.php/en/news- ... -is-online

... as well as on PIK.

Loads of leaders from Europe will be there.

No Bagis? Not even Eroglu?

[GreekIslandGirl]

The inaugural celebrations of the Cyprus Presidency of the EU Council are to be broadcast live at this link...

http://www.cy2012.eu/index.php/en/news- ... -is-online

... as well as on PIK.

Loads of leaders from Europe will be there.

I hope they are all taking cushions with them, those bloody stone seats are extremely uncomfortable!

Merkel is always prepared for such an eventuality.

[wyoming cowboy]

Its a built in cushion,she goes everywhere with her cushioned derriere,"jiggle jiggle"

[bill cobbett]

As well as the Opening Ceremony from Curium today, 5 July, will see...

The River of Time Concert org'd by the CY Embassy in Berlin, Germany, billed as...

"A concert for piano, cello and trumpet, the artist Stavros Lantsias with his multifaceted talent creates sound-landscapes that carry us into the world of myths and legends of Cyprus."

In Athens, Greece, org'd by the Embassy in Athens, another concert...

... headlined as "The Athens Trio", Haris Hadjigeorgiou, violin, Dana Hadjigeorgiou, cello and Vicky Stylianou, piano, play works by national composers of the Council of the European Union Presidency Trio countries, Poland, Denmark and Cyprus.

There are also on-going CY-themed exhibitions around Europe, such as the "Early Summer" exhibition in Lisbon, Portugal which runs up to 18 August with the work of Haris Epaminonda touching on the issue of wonder and mystification. The exhibition creates an open narrative using images, photographs, books, video and small sculptures. Org'd by the CY Embassy in Lisbon.

[bill cobbett]

Tweet from the greek-speaking President of the EU Council, Herman Van Rumpoy... (oops! that should be Rompuy)...

euHvR On my way to Cyprus for the official opening ceremony of the Cyprus Presidency of the #EUCouncil. #cy2012eu @cy2012eu

[bill cobbett]

The greek-speaking Pres X and the greek-speaking President of the EU Council, Herman Van Rompuy, hug and kiss at the opening ceremony of the Cyprus Presidency...