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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9160
SPECIAL EDITION - SPRING SUMMIT - 23 AND 24 MARCH 2006 / (eu) eu/spring summit/immigration

Solidarity with Mauritania and Spain - Commission activates rapid response mechanism

Brussels, 26/03/2006 (Agence Europe) - During a dinner in Brussels on Thursday evening on the occasion of the European Spring Council, EU foreign ministers discussed the current migratory problems affecting Mauritania and southern European countries. Speaking at a press conference, Austria's Foreign Minister Ursula Plassnik said: “We have expressed solidarity with Mauritania and Spain in order to address humanitarian problems”.

On the subject of practical assistance to Mauritania, the...