Guenter Verheugen
Guenter Verheugen
Günter Verheugenis a German politician who served as European Commissioner for Enlargement from 1999 to 2004 and then as European Commissioner for Enterprise and Industry from 2004 to 2010. He was also one of five vice-presidents of the 27-member Barroso Commission. After his retirement he is now honorary Professor at the European University Viadrina in Frankfurt. Since 2015, has been leading the European integration work stream in the Agency for the Modernisation of Ukraine...
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Bulgaria, Romania and Turkey still fail to satisfy either of these... criteria,
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That's the impression one has to have -- that President Yeltsin is only able to carry out his duties in a highly limited fashion and that all domestic politics in Russia are focused on the question 'When will President Yeltsin's era end and what will come after that?'
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The other countries agreed to be inspired by actions already taken by the EU.
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