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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8912

19 March 2005
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/defence
Work starts on planning cell for EU civil and military operations in April

Luxembourg, 18/03/2005 (Agence Europe) - The planning cell for civil and military operations of the EU will start its work in April, Javier Solana told defence ministers meeting in Luxembourg. This cell, which relates to EU stand-alone operations, will start off with around forty people but will not be able to carry out missions immediately, Community sources state. During the meeting, Mr Solana also presented a report on the decision-making process and the planning of rapid response...

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