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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9846

24 February 2009
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/afghanistan
EU27 voice wish to increase support to Afghanistan “urgently” but EUPOL personnel is still lacking

Brussels, 23/02/2009 (Agence Europe) - EU foreign ministers meeting in External Relations Council under the chairmanship of Karel Schwarzenberg agreed on Monday 23 February to “urgently” examine all possible options with a view to stepping up EU support for the Afghan government and people. “It is now the right time for the EU to take stock of progress and urgently examine options for increasing European support”, Mr Schwarzenberg told the press after the meeting. Several ministers...

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