Go to the Content Thursday, 9 February 2012
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| 1. Giscard d'Estaing denies 'outrageous' wage demands | January 31, 2002 |
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VALERY Giscard d'Estaing has denied that he demanded a salary of 20,000 euro a month for heading the European Union's new Convention. The 75-year-old former French president... | |
| 2. Leader's likely lad | March 18, 1999 |
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IF DUTCH Prime Minister Wim Kok manages to win even half the 590 million euro he wants back from the EU, this will be largely down to the efforts of a 41-year-old ministerial... | |
| 3. Tough talker | September 17, 1998 |
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FOR better or for worse, Jozias van Aartsen cannot help but be seen as Frits Bolkestein's representative on earth. Once again, following the long negotiations to put... | |
| 4. EMU finally hatched after 12 long and painful hours of hard labour | May 7, 1998 |
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It was described by German Chancellor Helmut Kohl as one of the most difficult summits of his long career. Tim Jonesreveals details of the human drama played out behind the... | |
| 5. The Hague's awkward customer | April 9, 1998 |
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Tim Jones talks to Dutch politician Frits Bolkestein, who reveals his readiness to take a firm stand on EU issues if the Netherlands' voters give his VVD party their support... | |
| 6. IN BRIEF | March 19, 1998 |
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SWITZERLAND has warned that it is not prepared to renegotiate an agreement on charges for EU trucks using its roads, following this week's decision by the Union's transport... | |
| 7. 13-14 March General Affairs Informal | March 19, 1998 |
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EU FOREIGN ministers defused a row over whether Cyprus should attend accession negotiations without Turkish representatives, after France dropped objections to holding talks... | |
| 8. Divided they stand | March 12, 1998 |
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Recent infighting between EU foreign ministers has provided ammunition for the critics who insist that Europe must have a more integrated foreign policy. Mark Turner... | |
| 9. Feathers fly as EMU approaches | November 20, 1997 |
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The Italian question holds the key to understanding recent French manoeuvrings over the euro, reports Tim Jones, who warns of more to come in the run-up to decision day next... | |
| 10. But what does it all mean? | June 19, 1997 |
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EVEN before the ink is dry on the new Treaty of Amsterdam, an army of journalists, spin doctors and lawyers is gearing up for the confusing, laborious and – as far as the... | |
| 11. 9-13 June European Parliament plenary session | June 19, 1997 |
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THE traditional pre-summit debate formed the centre-piece of the session, with European Commission President Jacques Santer and Dutch Foreign Minister Hans van Mierlo... | |
| 12. Qualified approval for treaty | June 12, 1997 |
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THE European Parliament's two main political groups have issued a warningto member states not to give in to last-minute temptations to unpick thecarefully constructed draft... | |
| 13. 2 June General Affairs Council | June 5, 1997 |
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FOREIGN ministers welcomed Albania's decision to hold elections on 29 June and expressed the hope that all parties would participate fully. They stressed that “primary... | |
| 14. 6-7 April General Affairs Council Informal | April 10, 1997 |
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CLEAR differences emerged between the EU's larger and smaller member states overthe size of the European Commission in an enlarged Union, as foreign ministers tackled the... | |
| 15. Israel welcomes EU pragmatism | April 3, 1997 |
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ISRAELI Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's scheduled visit to The Hague next week promises to be an interesting one – to say the least. Although Dutch Foreign Minister... | |
| 16. The presidency's half-term report | April 3, 1997 |
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THE Dutch government was dealt a difficult hand when it took over the EU presidency on 1 January. For the second time in six years, it has found itself in charge of... | |
| 17. 25 March Intergovernmental Conference and anniversary celebrations, Rome | April 3, 1997 |
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EU foreign ministers who travelled to Rome for the 40th anniversary of the Treaty of Rome held a four-hour meeting to examine the Dutch presidency's latest proposals for EU... | |
| 18. That really is the time-limit | April 3, 1997 |
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Deadlines are always good for concentrating the mind, but seven minutes is a bit tight for a detailed analysis of the Intergovernmental Conference. Nevertheless, that was... | |
| 19. 24 March General Affairs Council | March 27, 1997 |
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FOREIGN ministers agreed to send an ‘advance mission' to Albania to deliver a first 2-million-ecu tranche of EU humanitarian aid and to pave the way for a bigger group of... | |
| 20. Growing optimism about IGC deal in June | March 27, 1997 |
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THE Dutch government is confident that a series of confidential negotiations between EU foreign ministers will pave the way for agreement on a new Union treaty within the... | |
