Brussels, 17/03/2015 (Agence Europe) - On 16 March, the EU Foreign Affairs Council adopted the regional strategy for Syria and Iraq, as well as for countering the threat of Islamic State (IS). The strategy was presented by the European Commission on 6 February (see EUROPE 11248).
In their conclusions, the European foreign ministers announce that the Council will work with the European External Action Service (EEAS) and the Commission for a “planned, swift and coordinated” implementation...