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- 16 Dec 2005
Van Orden: Bulgaria on course for EU membership in a year's time

Euro-MP rapporteur encouraged by Bulgaria's progress towards EU membership

Mr Van Orden, the European Parliament's 'rapporteur' on Bulgarian accession to the European Union has outlined Bulgaria's progress in a debate in the European Parliament:

Mr President, it is only six weeks since this House last debated Bulgaria ...

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- 29 May 2003
Van Orden: What must be done to strengthen transatlantic relations?

Speech to The New Defence Agenda Conference on "The Re-launching of Transatlantic Relations " - Carlton Club, London, 23 May 2003.

"The most important step that could be taken to strengthen transatlantic relations would be for the EU to shelve development of its autonomous defence policy.

There are, of course, many aspects ...

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