this was the first presidence he had on the basis of rules the treaty of unsecondly uitt's individual member states were in extremely financial position
Firstly, this was the first Presidency which had operated on the basis of the rules introduced by the Treaty of Lisbon, and secondly, the EU and its individual Member States were in an extremely difficult financial position.
this was the first Presidency had on the basis of rules the Treaty of and secondly, EU its individual Member States were in extremely financial position.