"We did our best," said Carl Bildt, as he handed over the presidency of the European Union to Spain at the start of January. The Swedish foreign minister takes pride in his country's accomplishments, which included shepherding through the much-delayed Lisbon treaty, making progress with eu enlargement and doing some good work on financial regulation and climate change. Fredrik Reinfeldt, the prime minister, even averted a possible row among his colleagues in the delicate matter of filling top eu jobs. Most eu leaders praised Sweden's centre-right government for its competent stewardship.
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