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Article: NEIGHBOURHOOD POLICY : MEPS URGE CONCRETE PROPOSALS FOR BLACK SEA AND S CAUCASUS REGIONS.(member of parliment)(Brief article)
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- European Report
- Article date:
- January 18, 2008
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The European Parliament called, on 16 January, for more cooperation in the Black Sea and South Caucasus regions and urged the European Commission to come up with new "concrete proposals for fostering regional cooperation" in this part of the EU's neighbourhood. Referring to frozen conflicts in both regions, the MEPs noted that they reject "all attempts by foreign powers aimed at creating exclusive spheres of influence" and urged the states in the region to "stop the increase in their military spending".
An own-initiative report by Roberta Anastase (EPP-ED, Romania) on the Black Sea region, adopted by a large majority, called for a "genuine regional dimension ...