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EU leaders prepare for delicate enlargement dinner

EU leaders before arriving at Thursday's summit displayed disunity over enlargement, preparing for a dinner discussion about a Finnish presidency text which seeks a delicate balance between further expansion and internal reform of the bloc.

"Tonight during dinner our main topic will be enlargement. Our job will be to find a new consensus on enlargement and I'm sure we can achieve that," said Finnish prime minister Matti Vanhanen at a liberal meeting before the summit.

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