19/02/2004 (Agence Europe) - MEP Ingo Friedrich, vice-president of the Bavarian CSU underlined in a press statement the importance of the European elections next June, which he said would be decisive for the future of the European Union. Friedrich again insisted on a reference to the Christian roots of Europe in the future European Constitution and respect for the subsidiarity principle. He is also requesting, following enlargement to the East, that the European Union clearly defines its borders. He emphasised that the Union needed a phase for deepening its consolidation, concluding: "In the current situation, the EU cannot manage Ankara's accession as a full member".