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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7734

9 June 2000
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/external relations
Patten says he has attained his goal of relaunching debate on EU policy towards third countries

Brussels, 08/06/2000 (Agence Europe) - The communication by the European Commissioner with responsibility for external relations, Chris Patten, has caused quite a stir even before being debated by the Commission (see yesterday's EUROPE, page 7). In certain capitals, this brief paper is seen as a criticism of governments, which are accused of: trying to limit the Commission's role; not having a clear idea of the Union's priorities; lacking coherence because they are preparing or demanding...

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