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January 21, 2013

The week ahead: Israel elections, Julian Assange addresses the Oxford Union, latest unemployment figures

By Foresight News

US President Barack Obama is inaugurated for a second term on Monday. A ceremonial swearing-in takes place at 11:30am ET, and other highlights of the day include a parade along Pennsylvania Avenue, official inaugural balls attended by the President and First Lady Michelle and performances from Beyoncé and James Taylor. Kelly Clarkson also performs.

In Brussels, Eurogroup finance ministers gather on Monday ahead of Tuesday’s ECOFIN meeting. The meeting is expected to see the Presidency of the group pass from Luxembourg’s Jean-Claude Juncker to the Dutch Finance Minister Jeroen Dijsselbloem.

That meeting on Tuesday coincides with the 50th anniversary of the Elysee Treaty, signed by then-French President Charles de Gaulle and German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer in 1963. Also known as the Treaty of Friendship, it marked full reconciliation between the countries following the Second World War, and laid the foundations for future Franco-German relations. That anniversary also comes at a time when the very future of the Union is being questioned.

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