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» Wednesday, April 28, 2004

Europe

Asked about the FCO event on EU enlargement this evening which the Prime Minister and the Foreign Secretary would be attending, the PMOS said the Prime Minister believed that, inevitably perhaps, there had been a degree of focus on the issue of migration in recent times. As he had said yesterday, that was perfectly understandable. However, as he would tell those attending the event this evening, EU enlargement should not be seen as a single-issue topic. This was a genuinely significant moment in the history of Europe, particularly when former Communist countries were joining the EU with many of the values and attitudes which we shared. The historic nature of this moment should not be lost. The opportunities it provided to the UK, as well as the accession countries and the EU itself, should not be under-estimated. Asked for a cast list of those attending the event, the PMOS said it would include about seventy young professionals from the eight central European countries, people from British accession country communities, including war veterans, business people, sports people, artists and entertainers who came from or had family roots in the accession countries, politicians from across the political spectrum, including former Europe and Foreign Ministers, relevant select committees etc. He referred journalists to the FCO for the full guest list.

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