PM Says Blocking Agreement Could Lead to Multi-Tier EU

Brussels, 21 June - Slovenian Prime Minister Jansa Jansa said on Thursday that blocking agreement on a new governing treaty for the EU which would make the bloc more effective, could signal a return to a debate on a "multi-tier Europe."

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Prime Minister Janez Jansa (left) shaking hands with and German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the start of the EU summit.
Photo: Thierry Monasse/STA

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From left to right: Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Jansa, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Germany's Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Slovenian Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel at the start of the EU summit.
Photo: Thierry Monasse/STA

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From left to right: Slovenian Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel, Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Jansa, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Germany's Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier at the start of the EU summit.
Photo: Thierry Monasse/STA

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Prime Minister Janez Jansa (left) and German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the start of the EU summit.
Photo: Thierry Monasse/STA

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