Spain, Belgium, Hungary team up

Spain, Belgium, Hungary EU Presidency team
http://www.euronews.net/2009/10/29/spain-belgium-hungary-eu-presidency-team/

Spain, Belgium and Hungary are teaming together for their combined 18-months running of the European Union presidency. This is provided for in the bloc’s Lisbon reform Treaty, in a transition phase before the country-by-country rotational system is replaced by a person, who will hold the office for two and a half years, renewable once. The treaty is set to enter force only if the Czech Republic finalises its ratification.

Well, the Czechs are finally onboard. So whoever gets the job will start in mid-2011, and possibly have up to 5 years in office, putting the end at mid-2016. If the Rapture happened soon, it would be not quite 7 years from now when the first EU presidency ended. Wow!