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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/czech republic

Verheugen calls for calm regarding Benes Decrees

Brussels, 23/05/2002 (Agence Europe) - On Thursday, the European Commission made a further appeal for calm to protagonists involved in the current debate on the Benes Decrees to avoid endangering the continuation of the process for the Czech Republic's EU membership. "I hope the success of the Czech Republic over the last months and years will not be brought into question by discussions on the problems of the past", said Enlargement Commissioner Günter Verheugen, after a meeting with Czech...

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(EU) EU/BOSNIA: Commission adopts aid of EUR 71.9 million for Bosnia
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