22/05/2003 (Agence Europe) - The President of the European Commission, Romano Prodi, has sent a message to the Algerian President, Abdelaziz Bouteflika, in which he expresses his sadness about the earthquake that hit Algiers and its outlying region on Wednesday, of which there are many victims. Experts from Echo and the civil protection DG, will be in the field next week, together with experts from several Member States to carry out a possible joint operation.