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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9438
A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS / A look behind the news, by ferdinando riccardi

Project for Mediterranean Union is unrealistic and indecisive

Sarkozy project fails to respond to expectations of other side. My previous commentary on the European orientations of the president of the French Republic left out one of his initiatives, the project for the Mediterranean Union. In my opinion it is both unclear and unconvincing. It would bring together the seven Mediterranean countries of the EU (as well as Portugal, which considers itself and is considered as part of the group) and the southern Mediterranean countries including both Turkey...

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