17/11/2009 (Agence Europe) - The Swedish Presidency of the EU believes the immediate declaration of an independent state of Palestine and its recognition by the EU to be “premature”. Chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat has indicated over the last few days that the Palestinian Authority intended to submit its call for an independent state to the United Nations Security Council. “I would hope to be able to recognise a Palestinian state but there first has to be one, so I think that...