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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9832

4 February 2009
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) ep/guantanamo
MEPs divided over taking on prisoners

Brussels, 03/02/2009 (Agence Europe) - On Tuesday 3 February, the European Parliament showed that, although there was a majority of the House in favour of US President Barack Obama's decision to close down the Guantanamo prison, MEPs were far from unanimous when it came to taking in the detainees within the European Union. Their aim was to jointly debate the issue and that of CIA rendition flights in Europe. Concerning the hosting of prisoners, MEPs will vote on Wednesday on a compromise...

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