Finnish Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen gives a joint press conference with Spain's Jose Luiz Rodriguez Zapatero (not pictured) at the Moncloa Palace in Madrid, on November 3, 2009. Vanhanen is on a visit to Spain. Getty Images logo Getty Images 1 month ago

Finnish Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen gives a joint press conference with Spain's Jose Luiz Rodriguez Zapatero (not pictured) at the Moncloa Palace in Madrid, on November 3, 2009. Vanhanen is on a visit to Spain.

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  7. The president of the European Parliament Pole Jerzy Buzek (L) shakes hands with Spain's Prime Minister Jose Luis Zapatero after giving a press conference on November 12, 2009 at the Moncloa palace in Madrid. Spain takes over the rotating EU presidency from Sweden on January 1.
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