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Fri 10 Oct 2009McAleese calls for deeper EU engagement
PRESIDENT MARY McAleese has called for a deeper engagement between Europe’s political leaders and its citizens on the EU project, saying all citizens would benefit greatly from improved communication and education about the union.
In a wide-ranging speech in which she emphasised Ireland’s place at the very heart of the European project, Mrs McAleese said the EU would be free to concentrate on the economic situation and other difficulties that come between “citizens and their night’s sleep” once the Lisbon Treaty came into force.
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