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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9258

6 September 2006
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) ep/finnish presidency
In Lebanon, EU proves it is “strong actor”, Tarja Halonen says, urging women to be actively involved in Middle East peace process - yes to Turkey but it must marry the whole family

Strasbourg, 05/09/2006 (Agence Europe) - “A coherent EU is a strong actor” as can be seen by its action in Lebanon, where the “determined action of the EU has increased confidence in the EU as a peace broker in the region”, the president of the Finnish Republic, Tarja Halonen, said on 5 September when speaking before the European Parliament plenary. The decision taken during the extraordinary meeting on 25 August to reinforce UNIFIL was a “turning point”, she said. During her...

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