Brussels, 15/06/2009 (Agence Europe) - The General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) of Monday 15 June took the political decision to extend by one year, until 13 December 2010, the maritime operation EU NAVFOR Atalanta, deployed to combat acts of piracy off the coast of Somalia (see EUROPE 9799). The General Affairs Council extended to include the defence ministers which will meet in November (16-17 November) is to adopt a common action to give this decision legal value. In the...