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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8633

29 January 2004
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) ep/irish presidency/igc
Commission and Parliament put pressure on Presidency to reach agreement on Constitution by European elections at latest - Improved atmosphere encourages many MEPs (but Monica Frassoni insists on parliamentary initiative) - Two-speed Europe is rejected perhaps marking intergovernmental victory

Brussels, 28/01/2004 (Agence Europe) - Council President Dick Roche, who, on Wednesday before the EP plenary, took stock of Monday's informal meeting between Foreign Ministers on the prospects for reactivating the Intergovernmental Conference, confirmed that the discussion had been "positive" and had shown there was "very considerable common ground". The Irish Foreign Minister explained the Irish Presidency's approach once more. He said that, before presenting its report to the European...

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THE DAY IN POLITICS
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