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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8216

23 May 2002
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/finland
Paavo Lipponen supports general thrust of Commission document for Convention - Caution regarding idea of "president of the European Council" with long term of office - Discussion on specific Finnish problems (industry, posts at the Commission)

Brussels, 22/05/2002 (Agence Europe) - At the close of his visit to the European Commission on 21 May, the Finnish Prime Minister, Paavo Lipponen, said when answering press questions that he supported the "general thrust" of the European Commission's paper to the European Convention. He went on to say that a more effective foreign and security policy is needed, as well as a real immigration and asylum policy (he hoped the Seville Summit would make progress in this respect) and strengthened...

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