login
login

Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8283

26 August 2002
Contents Publication in full By article 20 / 26
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/colombia
President Alvaro Uribe calls on EU to help Colombia fight drugs

Brussels, 26/08/2002 (Agence Europe) - Colombian President Alvaro Uribe appealed to the European Union on Sunday for help in fighting the drug situation in his country by participating in the funding of a reafforestation project for the areas where coca is grown, evaluated at $480 million per year (the duration of the plan was not specified). "I expect a great deal from Europe and expect to see how much it can provide to finance the reconversion of drug crops into tree plantations as a...

Contents

THE DAY IN POLITICS
GENERAL NEWS