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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8519

6 August 2003
Contents Publication in full By article 11 / 18
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/euro/united kingdom/sweden
Possible participation of non-British nationals in Euro referendum - Mr Persson calls for "yes" vote

Brussels, 05/08/2003 (Agence Europe) - On Monday the Financial Times indicated that an informed source had confirmed that the possibility of EU nationals living in the United Kingdom British taking part in a referendum on Britain joining the Euro-zone, "is under active consideration" by the government. The possibility of allowing around 725,000 citizens from other Member States is also being examined in the context of preparing a draft euro referendum bill expected next autumn.

In Sweden,...