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Roma und die Reformen - Die Streitthemen auf dem EU-Gipfel in Brüssel

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VideoassistentenSeptember 16, 2010

#European leaders have begun arriving in Brussels for what was SUPPOSED to be a summit +++ LM-REIN +++ on foreign policy. However the meeting looks set to be dominated by France's controversial deportation of Roma people. On Wednesday EU commissioner Viviane Reding caused a storm of controversy by indirectly comparing the deportations to the situation in World War Two and questioning their legality. +++ LM-RAUS +++ Paris said this was unacceptable. German Chancellor Angela Merkel also criticized the tone of the comments.

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