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- From: rjwill6@PacBell.COM (Rod Williams)
- Subject: Re: URGENT: European Commission Appointment
- Message-ID: <1992Dec29.164414.716@PacBell.COM>
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- Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1992 16:44:14 GMT
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- > buckmr@aix02.ecs.rpi.edu (Ron Buckmire) writes:
- >> kellyc@ul.ie writes:
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- >>From Ireland this morning come the news that Mr Padraig Flynn is to
- >>be nominated as the next EC commissioner from Ireland.
- >
- >>Since early 1992 he has been Minister for Justice. His department is the one
- >>which is responsible for dealing with the decriminalistion of homosexuality
- >>in Ireland. Since he was appointed Minister in that Department, the
- >>Government's stance on reforming these laws has changed from one of `it is
- >>being dealt with and will be presented in due course' to a stance declaring
- >>`it is bottom of the agenda', and `it will not be dealt with in the
- >>foreseeable future'.
- >
- >>It needs to be done NOW. The appointments will be formally made before
- >>Christmas.
- >
- >So, anyone know if the "Irish Jesse Helms" was made EC Commissioner for
- >Social Affiars or not?
-
- Yes -- it was announced last week (:-()
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