EU seeks to boost tsunami relief
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EU ministers meet in Brussels to plan reconstruction aid for the tsunami-hit Indian Ocean countries.
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International aid agencies say they hope an emergency summit of world leaders in Jakarta this week will offer direction to overcome logistical problems in the fight to help tsunami victims.
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The EU sought Monday to boost the election chances of Serbia's pro-European President Boris Tadic, offering to sign a cooperation deal after a poll that is shaping up as a "referendum on Europe".
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Australia and Germany pledged more than $1 billion in tsunami aid yesterday, raising the global tally to more than $3 billion and prompting a senior European official to warn against nations being drawn into a ...
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The EU Commission has pledged up to &#x20AC;30m in emergency aid for victims of the disaster in southern Asia.
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Germany increases its aid pledge for tsunami victims to $674m, which is more than any other country has given so far.
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The European Union will resume  direct aid to the Palestinians as part of efforts to support  President Mahmoud Abbas&#39;s emergency cabinet, EU foreign policy  chief Javier Solana said on Monday.
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International organisation and countries are poring in relief and over $500 million have already been pledged. This includes $250 million for tsunami relief offered by the World Bank on Thursday.
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International aid for victims of the South Asian tsunami that killed an estimated 150,000 people increased with Germany planning to raise its contribution, as the United Nations said relief work in Sumatra ...
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The European Union wants to resume  direct aid to the Palestinians to bolster President Mahmoud  Abbas&#39;s emergency cabinet but is still looking at when it can  release funds, EU officials said on Tuesday.
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United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan Thursday asked Europe to lend troops, civilian workers and expertise to the world body&#39;s operations.
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The leaders of Italy, France and Spain sent a letter to the European Union on Monday, urging the bloc to approve measures to help them cope with the flood of illegal migrants from Africa.
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BRUSSELS, Jan 6 (IPS) - Preventive and reconstruction aid to the Asian  countries hit by the tsunami will top the agenda at an emergency  meeting of EU foreign, health and development ministers Friday.
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One of the world's largest relief efforts is gaining momentum as countries and aid organizations make more donations of funding, supplies and personnel to areas ravaged by earthquake-triggered tsunamis.
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The leaders of Italy, France and Spain sent a letter to the European Union on Monday, urging the bloc to approve measures to help them cope with the flood of illegal migrants from Africa.Comment
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Political leaders and aid agencies are pleading with governments and individuals around the world not to skimp on donations to Africa as they open their wallets to tsunami victims in south and southeast Asia.
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The international community has pledged more than &#36;250 million in emergency aid for victims of the tsunami that devastated coastlines from south Asia to east Africa, with planeloads of supplies leaving Britain and France on Wednesday.