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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9844

20 February 2009
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) ep/middle east
MEPs call for immediate and total opening of border crossings to Gaza Strip and for more humanitarian aid

Brussels, 19/02/2009 (Agence Europe) - On Wednesday 18 February in Brussels, the European Parliament called for an immediate and complete end to the blockade of the Gaza Strip, as well as the “immediate and sustainable reopening of the crossing points” at the border with Egypt and Israel in order to allow access for humanitarian aid and allow controlled crossing of goods and persons involved in reconstruction.

In a joint resolution by the EPP-ED, PES, ALDE, Greens/EFA, UEN and GUE/NGL...

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