On 11 April, the European Commission adopted a communication on conflict-prevention, on a proposal by the European Commissioner for External Relations, Chris Patten (see EUROPE of 12 April, p.3). This proposal is in line with the report on conflict-prevention presented to the Nice Summit by Commissioner Patten and the High Representative for Foreign and Security Policy, Javier Solana (see EUROPE of 4/5 December 2000, p.6).
This communication, which is a Commission contribution to the...