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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8422

18 March 2003
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/convention
Valéry Giscard d'Estaing admits Iraqi crisis will impact upon Convention, which should continue its work and respond to citizens' expectations- warning to Member States

Brussels, 17/03/2003 (Agence Europe) - "Everybody is aware that we are doubtless on the eve of military intervention. The Europeans, its people and its leaders, are divided, the efforts made to reach a common position- for these I thank the Greek Presidency- have come to nothing. But this crisis must not interrupt our work, even though there will inevitably be consequences" for their progress, said Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, opening the Plenary of the European Convention on 17 March. We must...

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