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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7876

8 January 2001
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/balkans syndrome
Greek Defence Minister writes to his Swedish counterpart - Prodi places emphasis on EU responsibility in the region

Brussels / Athens, 08/01/2001 (Agence Europe) - After Belgian Defence Minister Andre Flahaut, Greek Defence Minister Akis Tsohatzopoulos has also written to his Swedish counterpart Bjorn von Sydow stating that the EU should seek an enquiry into the possible links between the use of weapons containing depleted uranium in NATO's campaigns in the Balkans and illnesses - in particular, cases of leukemia - and deaths of soldiers of EU member countries engaged in these campaigns (see above). Mr....

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