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1. Czech Republic rejects EU villain role
2. UK defence minister supports EU army
3. Murder of Croatian reporter undermines EU hopes
4. Polish summit row heats up afresh

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1. Czech Republic rejects EU villain role - 27.10.2008 - 09:26
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The Czech Republic is being unfairly painted as an EU villain ahead of its
presidency next year, Czech foreign minister Karel Schwarzenberg has said,
dismissing talk that French leader Nicolas Sarkozy may want to "sabotage"
its role.
http://euobserver.com/9/26999/?rk=1

2. UK defence minister supports EU army - 27.10.2008 - 09:25
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The freshly appointed UK defence secretary has publicly supported the idea
of a European army, a key ambition of the French EU presidency, in a u-turn
for British policy.
http://euobserver.com/9/27000/?rk=1

3. Murder of Croatian reporter undermines EU hopes - 27.10.2008 - 09:28
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Following the killing of a prominent investigative reporter, Croatian Prime
Minister Ivo Sanader has vowed to put a stop to mafia-style attacks in
order to save the country's EU bid.
http://euobserver.com/9/26997/?rk=1

4. Polish summit row heats up afresh - 27.10.2008 - 09:14-
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Bickering over who should represent Poland at the intergovernmental level
threatens to spill over into a second EU summit, after the political party
of Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said he will stay home on 7 November
if the president goes to Brussels.
http://euobserver.com/9/26996/?rk=1