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Press releases 2006
Date Title
20-12-2006 50 The WEU Assembly calls for “Europeanised” counterterrorism legislation
20-12-2006 49 WEU Assembly should be revitalised for defence oversight
20-12-2006 48 The WEU Assembly favours strengthening aerospace cooperation with Ukraine
20-12-2006 47 Belgium wants a “concrete” ESDP
20-12-2006 46 Assembly urges new EU stabilisation mission to Democratic Republic of Congo
19-12-2006 45 The WEU Assembly calls for greater coherence from European partners involved in the Joint Strike Fighter programme
19-12-2006 44 Europe should inject more cash into land force operations
19-12-2006 43 The WEU Assembly calls on the European Union to increase its involvement in Central Asia
19-12-2006 42 Middle East Peace
WEU Assembly urges a “global process” to include Syria and Iran
18-12-2006 41 The WEU Assembly favours revitalising strategic partnership between NATO and the EU
18-12-2006 40 Finland’s Pertti Torstila says Kosovo will be a “major EU operational challenge”
18-12-2006 39 Georgia’s Nino Burjanadze lashes out at Russia
17-12-2006 38 Germany’s strategies for the ESDP
01-12-06 37 Assembly parliamentarians note the need for a new EU stabilisation assistance mission in
the Democratic Republic of the Congo

17-11-06 36 PRESIDENT MASSERET MEETS THE SPEAKER OF THE AFGHAN SENATE
10-11-06 35 ASSEMBLY CONTACT GROUP IN BERLIN:
The incoming German EU/WEU Presidency briefs the Assembly
26-10-06 34 AGENDA of the second part of the fifty-second session to be held at the Palais d’Iéna, Paris 16e, from Monday 18 to Wednesday 20 December 2006

17-10-06 33 “The European Union has unique strengths but no global crisis-management strategy”
26-09-06 32 Colloquy on space, defence and European security, Kourou (French Guiana)
Decisions on space are urgent
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25-09-06 31 Colloquy on space, defence and European security (Kourou, French Guiana)
European Defence must have a space dimension
15-09-2006 30 Colloquy on space, defence and European security (Kourou, French Guiana)
“ESDP needs a real European Space policy”

28-07-2006 29 Elections in Democratic Republic of Congo:
Assembly Committee briefed at EUFOR Headquarters in Potsdam
21-07-2006 28 Visit of the Technological and Aerospace Committee to Washington:
Solving technology transfer issues is crucial for successful JSF cooperation
21-07-2006 27 Lebanon: Letter from the President to the EU Council
Preparing the ESDP for evacuating EU nationals in distress
23-06-2006 26 EADS: President Masseret calls for calm and a responsible approach
towards a firm that is a” crucial partner for European defence and security projects”
23-06-2006 25 Support for continuity at EU level of the WEU Assembly’s special role<
22-06-2006 24 WEU Assembly proposes setting up an “international nuclear fuel bank”
22-06-2006 23 WEU Assembly promotes the European Gendarmerie Force
21-06-2006 22 WEU Assembly warns against space arms race
22-06-2006 21 WEU Assembly calls for more cooperation on defence research and development
20-06-2006 20 Withdrawal from Afghanistan is not an option says
Hikmet Çetin, NATO Senior Civilian Representative
20-06-2006 19 Greek Minister Dora Bakoyanni urges EU membership for Turkey
20-06-2006 18 Althea – a symbol of ESDP success
20-06-2006 17 Serbia’s Draskovic warns against Euroscepticism, Kosovo independence
20-06-2006 16 WEU Assembly approves ESDP budget increase
19-06-2006 15 Finland wants to bring Europe closer to its citizens
19-06-2006 14 WEU Assembly urges full Assembly rights for European Parliament
19-06-2006 13 Belgium proposes setting up CFSP “liaison groups”
19-06-2006 12 President Masseret calls on the Assembly to “play its part” in promoting democratic scrutiny within the European Union
19-06-2006 11 UK Minister Geoff Hoon: public support needed for ESDP
02-06-2006 10 Conference of Presidents of European Parliaments in Tallinn:
President Masseret:
Security and defence policy essential for Europe’s future - scrutiny by interparliamentary forum?
28-04-2006 9 WEU Assembly seminar on the role of parliaments in shaping public opinion on European security and defence
Parliamentarians should lead public opinion
04-04-2006 8 Rapporteur on “Public Opinion and the Althea Mission ”
visiting Sarajevo notes lack of public awareness of ESDP
27-03-2006 7 Extension to the south will put many Allies to severe test in Afghanistan, NATO Secretary-General tells WEU parliamentarians
Assembly report on Riga Summit at December session
23-03-2006 6 WEU Assembly Defence Committee Chairman and Rapporteur for Afghanistan in Kabul
23-03-2006 5 President attends South-East European Cooperation Conference in Athens
Meeting with Greek Foreign Affairs Minister
10-02-2006 4 Assembly meeting with the EU PSC Ambassadors, the Chairman of the EU Military Committee and the Head of the European Defence Agency: improving the link between ESDP and public opinion
25-01-2006 3 Written question to the Council on nuclear deterrence
24-01-2006 2 The President calls for ESDP structures to be permanent and more responsive
20-01-2006 1 Reaction by the President of the WEU Assembly to President Chirac’s Ile-Longue speech on 19 January 2006