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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8729

19 June 2004
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) european council/commission
25 thrash out agreement on who is to be Commission president - A tense atmosphere

Brussels, 18/06/2004 (Agence Europe) - It was not easy to decide who would be president when there were only 15 members. With twenty-five, it seems to have become even more complicated, even by qualified majority. On Thursday evening during his first appearance to the press, the President of the European Council, Berie Ahern of Ireland, hinted that Friday would be a long day, and, on Friday evening as we prepared to go to press, there was nothing to point to talks coming to an end....

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