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Fri 05 May 2004Being heard is the big challenge for one of the Union's smallest countriesCountry profile/Slovenia: As one of the smallest countries in the European Union, Slovenia is concerned about how it can possibly make its voice heard in Brussels or in Strasbourg.In the particular context of the European Parliament, Slovenes ask how seven deputies out of 732 can make a difference. Should they work together, as a Slovenian bloc, or separately in their European political families?