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Sat 03 Mar 2007No jargon in Berlin declaration, says MerkelBerlin declaration:German chancellor Angela Merkel has pledged to draw up a "people-friendly" declaration to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the founding of the EU.But she has also acknowledged that there are tensions between EU states over the content of the text, and particularly whether future enlargement of the union should be highlighted.