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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8970

17 June 2005
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/enlargement
France raises question of link between enlarging and deepening the EU - Angela Merkel: Negotiating Turkish accession is “irresponsible”

Brussels, 16/06/2005 (Agence Europe) - Although the Luxembourg Presidency hopes to avoid a further substantial debate on the enlargement of the EU and the European Council this Thursday and Friday (EUROPE 8967), the French Prime Minister, Dominique de Villepin, told the National Assembly on Wednesday that the French no to the Constitution should lead the EU to "open a reflection on the modalities for future waves of enlargement". "Although the speed with which enlargement took place answered...

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