France, Jan. 2 -- RFI:Cyprus took the presidency of the EU Councilon 1 January. What will be the priorities of the Cypriot government?
Fiona Mullen:In many ways it's like a continuation of the Danish one, which has just finished, and that was about security and competitiveness. Cyprus has [stressed] the word "autonomy", "an autonomous union open to the world", and within that, they're talking about defence and about competitiveness, about values and about the budget.
But essentially, it is about this new world order that we're finding ourselves in, and how the European Union makes sure it's resilient to that.
RFI:How do you expect a small frontline member state like Cyprus to shape this huge EU agenda and put it into practice over the ne...