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(THE HAGUE) - The Dutch government does not want to lose Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende to the European Union presidency, his deputy, Wouter Bos, said on Friday. Full Article at EUbusiness
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without further clarification ... clear information about how costly it is [the delay] for other member states.
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We think that the social and employment legislation, we think that's an area that ought to be determined nationally rather than at the European level. There are many things in the Lisbon Treaty - giving more power over home affairs and justice - that we don't think is right
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We await with confidence the decision of the (Constitutional) Court
