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Expansion in Focus

November 14, 2003
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In the year since the EU formally invited ten new countries into Western Europe's most exclusive club, "old" and "new" Europe are getting an idea of the benefits - and difficulties - of working together.

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Working Out the Sticky Issues

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Religious Leaders Diverge on European Identity and Values

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