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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10439

27 August 2011
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (ae) eu/south caucasus/georgia
Philippe Lefort is new EU Special Representative

Brussels, 26/08/2011 (Agence Europe) - Philippe Lefort was appointed by the Council of Ministers of the EU on Friday 26 August as the European Union's Special Representative (EUSR) for the Southern Caucasus and the crisis in Georgia, acting on a proposal submitted by the EU chief diplomat, Catherine Ashton. He has been appointed for an initial term running from 1st September to 30 June 2012. He replaces Pierre Morel, who took over from Peter Semneby as EUSR for the Southern Caucasus on 1st...