Brussels, 22/10/2003 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission has adopted its 2003 Annual Work Programme for anti-personnel landmines. The general aim of the programme, which has a budget of EUR 18,150,000 for 2003, is to assist the countries suffering the consequences of antipersonnel landmines to create the conditions necessary for their economic and social development.
The main priorities of the programme are actions to eliminate the threat that antipersonnel landmines/unexploded...