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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8435

3 April 2003
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/convention
Seven "small" EU countries against Franco-German proposals regarding Council Presidency

Luxembourg, 02/04/2003 (Agence Europe) - The seven countries (Benelux, Finland, Portugal, Austria and Ireland) that generally share the same idea of Europe, confirmed during their summit on Tuesday evening in Luxembourg that they are opposed to abolition of the Council's rotating presidency. They did not, however, give details of their position.

During this informal meeting intended for preparing the exchange of views on the future of the institutions to be held on 16 April in Athens, on...

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