German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder (R) waves to Spanish Prime Minister
Jose Maria Aznar at the start of the European Summit in Barcelona March
15, 2002. For the first time, 13 mainly ex-communist states queuing up
to enter the EU will also take full part in talks at a European Union
summit, underlining the scale of the task the bloc faces in forging
agreement among governments on issues as electorally sensitive as
labour law and state regulation of key industries. REUTERS/Sergio
Perez

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