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10/11/06

openDemocracy: A commonwealth for Europe - byJohn Palmer

Ope John Palmer - openDemocracy

"A commonwealth for Europe - by John Palmer

How large can and should the European Union be? A renewed model which combines integration, openness, stability, and the defence of core democratic principles may offer the best answer, says John Palmer.

The government of Finland - which currently holds the rotating presidency of the European Union - is making an all-out effort to ensure that negotiations with Turkey on its application to join the EU are not wrecked by disagreements over Cyprus. In their summit in Brussels on 14-15 December 2006, EU heads of government must decide whether the talks can be kept on track or whether a major crisis in relations with Turkey is now unavoidable."

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