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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9835

7 February 2009
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) ep/jha
EP wants increased consular protection outside EU

Brussels, 06/02/2009 (Agence Europe) - On Wednesday 4 February, MEPs called on the European Union to ensure greater protection for its citizens, especially when crises affecting them occur abroad, as was the case during the attacks in Bombay where over 170 people were killed, in November 2008. “The attacks in Bombay showed how necessary it is to have better coordination of consular services”, said Ioannis Varvitsiotis (EPP-ED, Greece) during a debate at the European Parliament....

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