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Future conference could start 9 May
By EUobserver
The EU's Portuguese presidency hopes to agree on the set up of the conference on the future of Europe this week, with the EU Commission aiming to kick it off on 9 May. EU institutions have been locked in a debate on who should lead the conference designed to involve EU citizens in policy-making. "We are on the final phase," Ana Paula Zacarias, Portuguese EU affairs state secretary said Tuesday.