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New
EU
enlargement
commissioner
-
new
hope
for
Western
Balkans
Macedonian
Information
Agency
(Sep
17,
2004) (MIA)
-
Western
Balkan
countries
have
already
been
invited
to
join
the
European
Union
(EU),
no
matter
how
much
time
they
will
need
to
meet
Copenhagen
standards,
new
European
commissioner
in
charge
of
enlargement
Olli
Rehn
said
in
Brussels.
Rehn
confirmed
that
he
would
be
in
charge
of
the
West
Balkans
as
of
November
1,
when
the
new
mandate
of
the
European
Commission
begins.
This
area
was
previously
within
the
mandate
of
the
commissioner
for
foreign
affairs,
Chris
Patten.
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