INFORMAL EUROPEAN COUNCIL OF GHENT OF 19 OCTOBER - SPECIAL EDITION

(EU) EU/EUROPEAN COUNCIL OF GHENT/TERRORISM/AFGHANISTAN: Summit adopts a 79-point action plan (including several American requests) with precise mandates (abolition of double incrimination, mission to Afghanistan's neighbouring countries) - In favour of a new regime in Kabul - Mission to the Middle East, with Verhofstadt - Chirac-Blair-Schroeder Summit: "technical" meeting

Ghent, 20/10/2001 (Agence Europe) - The informal Summit of Ghent on 19 October reached a series of concrete conclusions, especially regarding the fight against terrorism, said European Council President Guy Verhofstadt, who came to brief the press on two occasions - at 20.00 hrs., and a little after 23.00 hrs., with Council President Louis Michel, the High Representative/Secretary General of the Council, Javier Solana and, only on the first occasion, European Commission President Romano...