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European Commission Spokesman's Briefing for 03-08-11
From: EUROPA, the European Commission Server at <http://europa.eu.int>
CONTENTS / CONTENU
[01] Fischler: Visit to Iceland 10 August 2003
[02] Fischler: Visit to Iceland 10 August 2003
[03] EU Humanitarian aid - focus on “forgotten” crises
Midday Express 11/08/2003
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[01] Fischler: Visit to Iceland 10 August 2003
On a visit to Iceland on August 10, EU Agriculture and Fisheries
Commissioner Franz Fischler met with Icelandic President Olafur Grimsson
and Fisheries Minister Árni M. Mathiesen. During his visit the Commissioner
discussed in particular fisheries policy and especially the importance of
conservation, the ongoing global trade negotiations in the WTO and the
future of the European Union, in particular in view of the forthcoming
enlargement.
[02] Fischler: Visit to Iceland 10 August 2003
On a visit to Iceland on August 10, EU Agriculture and Fisheries
Commissioner Franz Fischler met with Icelandic President Olafur Grimsson
and Fisheries Minister Árni M. Mathiesen. During his visit the Commissioner
discussed in particular fisheries policy and especially the importance of
conservation, the ongoing global trade negotiations in the WTO and the
future of the European Union, in particular in view of the forthcoming
enlargement.
[03] EU Humanitarian aid - focus on “forgotten” crises
Helping people who are most in need, irrespective of their nationality,
religion or ethnic origin, is a key principle of the European Union's
humanitarian aid policy. This is reflected in the support channelled by the
European Commission's Humanitarian Aid Office (ECHO), which falls under the
responsibility of Commissioner Poul Nielson, to crisis zones that have
slipped out of the international media spotlight. ECHO is one of the
world's largest donors of relief assistance, with an overall budget of €538
million in 2002. According to Mr Nielson: “Humanitarian aid for victims of
natural or man made catastrophes should not depend on media coverage or
political interests but on the needs of the people affected. ECHO is deeply
concerned by the problem of the so-called 'forgotten crises', and we take
great care to ensure that they are not forgotten by the European Union”.
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