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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8506

17 July 2003
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) ep/human rights
Foreign Affairs Committee adopts Van den Bos report on human rights situation in the world in 2002

Brussels, 16/07/2003 (Agence Europe) - The European Parliament's Committee on Foreign Affairs last week adopted by broad majority the report by Dutch Liberal, Bob van den Bos, on the human rights situation in the world in 2002 (see EUROPE of 25 June, p.6). On this occasion, MEPs discussed the Union's role within the United Nations Commission on Human Rights. In their view, the Union must play a "more energetic" role in this body which suffers from "growing politisation". MEPs believe the...

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