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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8483

17 June 2003
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THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/enlargement
Czechs overwhelmingly in favour of EU membership - Verheugen says Czech Republic's accession will be to the advantage of the EU as a whole

Brussels, 16/06/2003 (Agence Europe) - As all the opinion polls had predicted, the Czechs voted overwhelmingly in favour of their country's membership to the EU, with 77.33% voting "yes" at the referendum (binding for the government) held on 13/14 June. The turnout was 55.21%. Czech Prime Minister Vladimir Spidla said that, in his view, this has put an end to the Second World War and the division of Europe. The European Commission welcomed the "loud and clear yes" which puts an end, once and...

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