Brussels, 03/01/2012 (Agence Europe) - On Monday 19 December, the Council of the EU decided to extend the police mission in the Palestinian territories (EUPOL COPPS), together with the border assistance Mission at the Rafah (EU BAM Rafah) passage point, for a further six months. The missions will therefore come to an end on 30 June 2012. Although a merger of these two missions had been raised, it was ultimately decided that there would be a simple extension on the basis of the existing...