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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9593
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) ep/defence

MEPs call for European debate on US missile-shield

Brussels, 01/02/2008 (Agence Europe) - At a debate organised by the Greens at the European Parliament on Wednesday 30 January, most MEPs called for the question of Poland and the Czech Republic potentially housing some of the United States' anti-missile defence system to be put on the EU agenda. The European Commission and Council, however, repeat that the issue is a matter for the member states, which have sole decision-making powers in this connection.

At the start of the debate, EU...

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