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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8174

18 March 2002
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/barcelona summit/enlargement
Candidate countries hope to fully participate in the Lisbon process

Barcelona, 18/03/2002 (Agence Europe) - The twelve countries applying for EU membership, that were invited by the Spanish Presidency in Barcelona to take part - for the first time - in a formal working session of the European Council, took advantage of the debate on Friday morning on the Lisbon strategy. They energetically stressed their determination to be part of the process and to actively support the efforts being made by the EU in the aim of becoming the most competitive economy in the...

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