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PreviEUws with the European Commission 13/05/2013
Pia Ahrenkilde Hansen, Spokeswoman of the European Commission (EC), discusses the EC ‘s agenda for this week: ECOFIN meeting, Hollande meets the College & EU Business Summit.
