Category : World
Service
Date : 21.04.2004
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Ireland's
Prime Minister Bertie Ahern will answer questions on the European Union
in a special edition of the multimedia programme, Talking Point,
to be broadcast on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service on Sunday (25 April 2004).
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His country currently holds the presidency of the European
Union.
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On 1 May ten new countries will join the European Union.
A draft constitution was drawn up last year but so far European Union
leaders have failed to agree on the details.
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What does Bertie Ahern hope to achieve at this crucial
time before the end of his EU presidency in June?
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Can the EU become a cohesive political force? Will there
be agreement over the draft constitution? And with most EU countries
imposing restrictions on migrants from new member states, what effect
will expansion have?
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The Irish prime Minister will face these and other
questions in the global phone-in programme which will be presented by
Roger Hearing.
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Talking Point will be broadcast at 2.06pm (UK time)
on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service on Sunday.
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A transcript will be available at
