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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8560

10 October 2003
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) ep/latvia
Latvia wants "strong Union" says Vike-Freiberga, who also calls for rapprochement with Russia

Brussels, 09/10/2003 (Agence Europe) - Latvia's President Vaira Vike-Freiberga put the case forward before the European Parliament on Thursday for the future constitutional treaty to respect the principle of equality between large and small but also between former and new Member States, as well as a balance between Community institutions. "The Union must not be divided between large and small countries, rich and poor", she said. To this end, it is important for each country to be able to...

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