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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8588

20 November 2003
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) ep/ireland
Mary McAleese outlines Irish Presidency's priorities (such as Ireland's role as "bridge" with United States and stressing solidarity with developing countries) and calls for reference to God in future European Constitution

Strasbourg, 19/11/2003 (Agence Europe) - There is an Irish proverb, "Ninert go cur le chélile", which means "our strength is in partnership": this "could be the motto of the European Union (...) Now a new generation (...) will have a chance to see what great strength is created when fifteen becomes twenty-five, when the restless energy of half a billion people (...) is harnessed to the task of writing Europe's best and happiest chapter yet". These are the words of the President of the...

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