Brussels, 30/01/2006 (Agence Europe) - As part of its reform of External Actions, on 25 January the European Commission approved seven new thematic programmes to simplify and improve its cooperation with third countries irrespective of geographical area. The programmes approved include: the programme on Human Rights and Democracy, on “Investing in People”, on Environment and Sustainable management of Natural Resources, including Energy, on Food Security, on Non-state actors in...