Brussels, 17/06/2011 (Agence Europe) - A further step has been taken towards creating the European Voluntary Humanitarian Aid Corps. On Friday 17 June, the pilot phase of the new volunteer corps introduced by the Lisbon Treaty (Article 214.5) was launched in Budapest. A conference organised by the European Commission and the Hungarian Presidency of the European Union Council provided a fitting opportunity for this. The aim of the future volunteer corps is to strengthen EU humanitarian action...