French president Chirac is drawing up a wish-list for new EU action in concrete policy areas under the union’s existing treaties, while urging less EU interference in some tax matters.
British papers write that French officials close to Mr Chirac over the weekend unveiled concrete elements of the French leader’s idea of a "Europe of projects", mooted earlier this year in more general terms.
According to the French president, the EU should regain the confidence of its citizens by...
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