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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9174

19 April 2006
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/italy/future of europe
Romano Prodi defends idea of core group of most determined countries - In support of a lightened Constitution

Brussels, 18/04/2006 (Agence Europe) - Romano Prodi, whose post as new Italian Prime Minister is soon to be confirmed, told The Sunday Times of 16 April that his priority was to forge an alliance of what he called “the countries most determined to push for a common European policy”. “We [Italy] need a strong relationship not just with France and Germany but also with the so-called group of six, countries like Belgium and Luxembourg - but not the Netherlands”, Mr Prodi told the...

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