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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8423

19 March 2003
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/fyrom
Council decides takeover from NATO in FYROM on 31 March

Brussels, 18/03/2003 (Agence Europe) - The External Relations Council has formally decided that the EU will take over the NATO military mission (Allied Harmony) in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) on 31 March for six months. This decision was finally possible thanks to two events: - NATO's decision to put an end to its mission in FYROM on 31 March (see following page), and the finalisation of the "permanent arrangements" between the EU and NATO, allowing the EU to henceforth...

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