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Borrell calls on governments to approve financial perspectives to meet national governments' expectations and not to question balance struck by EP on services - Energy must become essential component of foreign policy, Borrell says, stressing EP's concern for protectionist measures by some Member States

Brussels, 23/03/2006 (Agence Europe) - In his speech before the EU Heads of State and Government at the opening of the Spring Summit, the president of the European Parliament, Josep Borrell, tackled the topical key issues on Thursday evening: - the revised Lisbon Strategy, youth employment, European energy strategy, EU financing, the “services” directive and freedom of movement for workers.

Mr Borrell thus welcomed the fact the beginning of “national appropriation” of the Lisbon...