23/06/2003 (Agence Europe) - Various non-governmental organisations have criticised the lack of tangible commitments from EU heads of state at the Thessalonica Summit in terms of the EU's contribution to the global fund to combat AIDS, TB and malaria. The paragraph in the Thessalonica European Council Conclusions mentioning the promise to donate EUR 1 billion a year (from the EU budget and national contributions) was removed as requested by several countries (at a press conference, the...