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Fri 03 Mar 2009Red-carpet treatment as Cowen gets into bed with liberals
There is still a certain frostiness in Fianna Fáil about the move to join the EU liberal grouping, writes JUDITH CROSBIEin Brussels
TAOISEACH BRIAN Cowen was welcomed into the bosom of the European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party (ELDR) yesterday with a grand unveiling of Fianna Fáil as the group’s newest member. No matter that Fianna Fáil MEP Brian Crowley opposes the move or that the ELDR council has still to decide next month on the inclusion of the Irish party, the red carpet was literally laid on for Cowen.
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