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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7883

18 January 2001
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/balkans syndrome
Parliament calls on Member States to propose moratorium on depleted uranium arms to NATO

Strasbourg, 17/01/2001 (Agence Europe) - The European Parliament "calls on the Member States that are part of NATO to propose a moratorium on the use of depleted uranium arms in accordance with the precautionary principal", in a resolution adopted on Wednesday in Strasbourg following the debate on the "Balkans syndrome". The paragraph favours a moratorium, mainly supported by the Socialists, was adopted by 339 votes, 202 against and 14 abstentions. On the other hand the plenary rejected with...

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