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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8947
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) ep/small arms

EP takes stance in favour of binding international treaty - Schmit believes one should also tackle problem of munitions - Most light weapons in Africa come from EU, Michel asserts

Strasbourg, 13/05/2005 (Agence Europe) - The European Parliament has taken a stance in favour of concluding a binding international treaty on small arms, which cause one death per minute and which have killed two million children over the last decade. They are also weapons that are given to child soldiers, one of the most horrible things in existence, Nicolas Schmit, European Affairs Minister, said, promising MEPs that he would send their message to Council. He felt that the European Union...

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