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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8439

9 April 2003
A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS /
While jean-luc dehaene worries about growing distrust between large and small countries, Germany and France reaffirm desire to go forward with Europe of defence

An formula that's dead and buried? Meeting in Luxembourg, representatives of the seven small and medium countries rejected both the formula of a long-term President of the European Council, as well as the said President being Head of a government in office. This position also indicated that these countries have concluded that this formula should be considered as dead and buried (see our bulletin on 3 April p 5). The reason put forward by of Jean-Claude Juncker, who chaired the meeting, is...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
THE DAY IN POLITICS
GENERAL NEWS
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION