13/06/2013 (Agence Europe) - EU/USA dialogue on CBRN risks. The European Union and the United States launched a dialogue, on 12 June, on the mitigation of chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) risks. According to the European Commission, that dialogue “represents a renewed effort to coordinate EU and US CBRN assistance activities to mitigate CBRN risks of all kinds and internal proliferation threats”. Dialogue makes it possible to promote better coordination, identify gaps in assistance and explore possible joint efforts to efficiently and effectively mitigate proliferation threats worldwide. The EU and the United States sponsor a broad range of activities designed to build international capacity to mitigate CBRN risks. (CG/transl.jl)