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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8476

5 June 2003
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) ep/algeria
Bouteflika highlights importance of “pioneering Barcelona Process” - Minute's silence in memory of victims of recent Algerian earthquake

Strasbourg, 04/06/2003 (Agence Europe) - Welcoming the Algerian President to the EP buildings on Tuesday, the President of the European Parliament, Pat Cox, highlighted the heavy casualties in the recent earthquake that devastated the Algiers regions. On his request, the European Parliament observed a minute's silence in memory of the earthquake victims. Cox went on to explain that the EP had endorsed the Association Agreement with Algeria despite concerns about the rule of law, democracy...

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