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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8754

24 July 2004
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/dutch presidency
Outlining the Dutch Presidency's programme, Jan Peter Balkanende highlights importance of fairness and continuity - Decision on Turkey must be 'honest' and 'not invent new criteria'

Strasbourg, 23/07/2004 (Agence Europe) - In Strasbourg on Wednesday, Dutch prime minister Jan Peter Balkenende began presenting the programme of the Dutch Presidency by urging the European Parliament to select José Manuel Durao Barroso as President of the European Commission, describing him as a man of dialogue who had not hesitated to take the lead. Running through Balkenende's address were references to the need to dissolve citizens' mistrust and apathy with regard to Europe and to live...

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