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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8490

25 June 2003
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THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) ep/human rights
Van den Bos report highlights role of EP and follow-up to "human rights" clause in agreement with third countries

Brussels, 24/06/2003 (Agence Europe) - Last week the foreign affairs and human rights committee discussed the report of Dutch Liberal Bob van den Bos on human rights in the world in 2002 and the EU's policy on this matter. The rapporteur regretted on this occasion that the EU had chosen a cautious policy, believing that, "the search for consensus…often results in a very watered down position…We can pose the question of whether unanimity…is not an easy pretext for not taking firm...

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