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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7914

2 March 2001
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) ep/iraq
MEPs stress CFSP inconsistency regarding latest bombing in Iraq and question relevance of sanctions

Brussels, 01/03/2001 (Agence Europe) - During a plenary debate on Thursday morning, MEPs stressed that divergence between Member States over the latest US-British bombing raids in Iraq once more show the weaknesses of Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP). In answer to questions on the effectiveness of sanctions, Commission and Council representatives urged for such sanctions to be more "targeted".

For the Council, Swedish Secretary of State Lars Danielsson acknowledged that "some...

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