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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8797

1 October 2004
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) ep/turkey

30/09/2004 (Agence Europe) - During the hearing of the future Commissioner for Industry Günter Verheugen, German Christian Democrat Werner Langen questioned Mr Verheugen with his Enlargement Commissioner hat (until 1 November). You are going to play the role of co-ordinator on the Lisbon strategy, but will you show the same "egotism" as on the Turkish affair, in which you anticipated what the entire College would say? he asked. Mr Verheugen was not thrown, and replied: there is no-one born...

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THE DAY IN POLITICS
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