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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8777

3 September 2004
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) ep/lisbon strategy
Joachim Wuermeling warns against "centralisation trap"

Brussels, 02/09/2004 (Agence Europe) - CSU MEP Joachim Wuermeling, who states that "the Lisbon agenda is suddenly right at the top of the European agenda" (as it is to be one of the priorities of Commission President José Manuel Barroso: Ed), wonders "what role Europe will really be able to play to strengthen European competitiveness?". He adds: will the new Commissions even "bring pressure to bear on the Member States, as Mr Verheugen has stated? If Brussels interferes in national reform...

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