Brussels, 03/01/2003 (Agence Europe) - On 31 December, the Danish Presidency of the council of the EU welcomed the launch of the European Union Police Mission (EUPM) in Bosnia/Herzegovina, the first EU mission in the framework of the Common Security and Defence Policy (see yesterday's Europe, p.2, for Javier Solana's comments). In a declaration, the outgoing Presidency notes: "The EUPM follows on from The UN's International Police Task Force in Bosnia and Herzegovina (IPTF). Excellent...