25/07/2003 (Agence Europe) - Asked in an interview with RTL about the possibility of Russia joining the EU, European Commission President Romano Prodi said Russia had no intention of joining. He said he had often raised the issue with Putin and two days ago, Russian foreign minister Ivanov noted this in an official statement. With regard to Israel joining the EU, he said it did not want to, adding that one could imagine how Israel's neighbours would react if Israel was the only Middle East...