Brussels, 26/08/2005 (Agence Europe) - On 25 August, the European Commission and the European Parliament welcomed Israel's withdrawal from Gaza and the northern West Bank, echoing the British Presidency of the Council of the EU (see statement in Europe 9013).
In a press release, European External Affairs and European Neighbourhood Policy Commissioner Benita Ferrero-Waldner said: 'I am heartened by the manner in which the preliminary stages of disengagement from Gaza and northern parts of...