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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8073

19 October 2001
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/ghent european council
Belgian Presidency focuses on coordination role of General Affairs Council - Summit likely to issue statements rather than formal conclusions

Brussels, 18/10/2001 (Agence Europe) - The Ghent European Council will not be adopting formal conclusions, Belgian Permanent Representative, Frans van Daele, told journalists on Wednesday evening on behalf of the Presidency, adding that a distinction had to be made between conclusions and statements (meaning that Heads of State can publish statements on or more of the Summit themes, Ed). When asked whether there would be a statement, for example, on the repercussions on the EU economy of the...

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