Brussels, 19/06/2006 (Agence Europe) - Commissioner Benita Ferrero-Waldner (External Relations) has welcomed the fact that the Commission's proposals to create a Temporary International Mechanism (TIM) to channel direct financial aid to the Palestinian people (without having to go via Hamas) have been approved by members of the Quartet on the Middle East (United States, Russia, the United Nations and the EU). "This is an important step which will allow us to start to implement our proposals"...