NAME A DATE: Guenter Verheugen, the European Union's nominated enlargement commissioner, said Sept. 1 he favors setting a target date for the bloc's eastward expansion. Appearing before European Parliament confirmation hearings, he would not however name a specific date until he has studied the progress of talks under way between the EU and five former East bloc countries, including Estonia, plus Cyprus. The EU has so far shied away from setting target dates for hopefuls, saying they will be allowed in when they are ready. But some EU countries say it is time to set a target date and are p...
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