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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9716

2 August 2008
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/angola

01/08/2008 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission is to deploy an EU Election Observation Mission (EOM) for the legislative elections in Angola scheduled to take place on 5 September 2008. The EU EOM, which will deploy over 90 observers, will be led by MEP Luisa Morgantini (GUE/NGL, Italy). Louis Michel, Commissioner for Development and Humanitarian Aid, said that the election, the first in the country since 1992 marked a “key moment for the consolidation of democracy in Angola”. The...