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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8540

12 September 2003
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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
: European Defence and Security Policy debate relaunched by Michel Barnier (who supports draft Convention) and Philippe Busquin (for a European Security Research Programme)

Ambitions that won't be abandoned. I don't believe EU countries wanting a Common European Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) will abandon their ambitions should the upcoming IGC not approve the measures set out in the Convention's draft Constitution. I am certain that the opposite is true. The Convention foresaw in this field a high level of differentiation and voluntarism - Member States would have great freedom over the commitments they subscribe to in line with their views and traditions....

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