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- Jan Peter Balkenende
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- Sergey Stanishev
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- Muammer Aksoy
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- Charles Fletcher-Cooke
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- Jean-Claude Juncker
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- Liliana Munteanu
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- Jean van den Eynde
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- Catrin Maby
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- Johanna Keech-Jowers
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- Philip Rudge
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- Peter Fisher
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- Dublin Castle
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- Allan Leas
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- Mansergh Dr. Mansergh
Dr. Mansergh: I thank the Minister and the Leader for sharing their time with me. Former Taoiseach, Seán Lemass, once said that the advent of air transport was the single most liberating factor vis-à-vis Ireland in the 20th century. We are talking about elements of a vital strategic [1738] interest, although we might feel nostalgic for the old-style Aer Lingus in the same way as we feel nostalgic for Bewley’s.
- Johanna Raffan
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- James S. Walsh
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