ATHENS, June 3 (Xinhua) -- Greek Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis addressed a letter to European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso on Tuesday, requesting the inclusion of the current international economic situation in the agenda of an upcoming Summit on June 19-20 in Brussels. Karamanlis called for further improvement in the level of competition and efficiency in the European Union's markets
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