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A mission too far for the EU

the Somali police - could this be a mission too far for the EU? The 'hunger summit" may have failed ... :audio]   Can the EU succeed in Somalia where it failed in Afghanistan? As Somali pirates continue to spread fear in the Gulf of Aden, the EU says it plans to beef up security in the region. Brussels says ...

EU agrees on mission to train Somali forces

capable, reliable troops. The EU mission is expected to train around 2,000 Somali troops and complement ...   to set up a military mission in Uganda to train Somali government forces who are fighting an Islamist insurgency.   The mission, expected to be led by Spain and involving around 100 troops, should begin ...

Dutch navy stays in EU piracy mission

will remain part of the European Union anti-piracy mission.   The Dutch navy was in command of the EU mission for the past four months. The HM Evertsen has had to take action a number of times to prevent ... .com / Lodewijk B.)   (Africa, Dutch Navy, EU anti-piracy mission, HM Evertsen, Horn of Africa, somali ...

EU mission to Iran postponed

230609 Iran protest ANP-10128789.jpg The EU is blaming Iran and Iran is blaming the EU. Either way, an EU delegation will not travel to Tehran as planned. A group of European lawmakers are accusing Iran of postponing an EU parliamentary delegation visit to the country ...

EU extends Georgia monitoring mission

decided to extend the EU ceasefire monitoring mission in Georgia for another year, until September 2010. The mission was set up in August last year following the short war between Russia and Georgia over the breakaway regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia.   225 monitors are taking part in the EU mission ...

EU wants anti-piracy training mission in Somalia

a training mission for Somali security forces so that they can tackle the pirates operating along Somalia’s coast.   The EU will send a planning team to the crisis-hit horn of Africa next month. Member nations have already sent navy ships on an anti-piracy mission in the Gulf of Aden, but the Somali ...

Plum positions - the EU announces 27 new commissioners

Not a Bulletin Network Europe - 27 November 2009: Plum positions - the EU ... . It's a dirty job - the British artist on a mission to find the world's most polluted city ... ;quot;The Informant". euranet.eu Photo: European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso ...

EU troubled by Turkey's "friendship" with Iran

/ Islam specialist Alexander de Groot.   Read the full story. EU Afghanistan mission a lost ... 230609 erdogan boos op eu turkije ANP ... Newsline 26 October 2009: Turkey worries the EU with a show of support for Iran. A look at why the EU ...

Europe sends aid to quake-hit Haiti

prepares aid mission to the earthquake-hit nation Illegal war - A Dutch report on Iraq says officials let politics override law Baptism of fire - the EU's new foreign policy chief is grilled by MEPs ... could join the Euro next year More on Euranet.eu ...

Iceland defaults on Dutch debt

to the UK and the Netherlands; should the Dutch military extend its mission to Afghanistan? And why ... edition of Newsline Iceland's EU plans under threat The President of Iceland, Olafur Ragnar ... days whether to extend its NATO mission in Afghanistan - it's an issue dividing both the public ...

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