Speaking to reporters in Brussels, to have Foreign Minister Carl Bildt of Sweden, which holds the rotating European Union presidency, said the time is not right for recognizing a Palestinian state.

VOA: standard.2009.11.17

European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso called the deal an important breakthrough at a joint press conference with Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt of Sweden, which currently holds the rotating European Union presidency.

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The African Union sent Moammar Gadhafi, who currently holds the rotating head of the pan-African body, to mediate the crisis, hoping he could find a solution acceptable to Mauritanian stakeholders and the international community.

VOA: standard.2009.03.12

The Portuguese, who took over the rotating European Union presidency on July 1st, are making better links with Africa a priority of their six-month presidency.

ECONOMIST: Zimbabwe

France, which holds the rotating European Union presidency until Thursday, had brought together foreign ministers in Paris to address the situation in Gaza and in southern Israel.

CNN: Israel considers truce amid airstrikes

Both the French government, which currently holds the rotating European Union presidency, and the European Commission's transport directorate are pressing for strict laws to exclude old ships from European ports.

ECONOMIST: Shipping