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Italian President Giorgio Napolitano attends joint a press conference with Czech President Vaclav Klaus (unseen) on April 13, 2011 at the Prague Castle.
Wednesday, Apr. 27, 2011

Open quoteNothing wound be more short-sighted, more petty or detrimental than every European Union member state looking in on itself.Close quote

  • GIORGIO NAPOLITANO,
  • the Italian president, whose country has called, with France, for a reform of the E.U.'s Schengen treaty, which allows for passport-free travel between 25 European nations, following the arrival of thousands of migrants from North Africa
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