Irish Prime Minister John Bruton told MEPs

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Series Details 16/01/97, Volume 3, Number 02
Publication Date 16/01/1997
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Date: 16/01/1997

this week that after the introverted period of the past four years, the Union should become more outward-looking. Reporting on the results of his country's six-month EU presidency, the Irish premier suggested that in future the Union should focus on “major philosophical, ethical and cultural challenges” such as “the democratic and environmental time bomb we need to defuse”.

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