21/09/2011 (Agence Europe) - Vervaeke mandate extended. The Council of the EU agreed without debate on 20 September to extend the mandate of Koen Vervaeke, EU Special Representative to the African Union, until 30 June 2012. The budget for Vervaeke and his team was set at €715,000 for the period from 1 September 2011 to 30 June 2012. (AN/transl.rt)