Author (Person) | Rettman, Andrew |
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Series Title | EUObserver |
Series Details | 1.11.11 |
Publication Date | 01/11/2011 |
Content Type | News |
EUObserver reports that the vote in UNESCO on the 31 October 2011 to admit Palestine divided EU Member States. The Czech Republic, Lithuania, Germany, the Netherlands and Sweden voted against the move. Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Finland, France, Greece, Ireland, Luxembourg, Malta, Slovenia and Spain voted 'Yes'. Bulgaria, Denmark, Estonia, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia and the UK abstained. Amid wide support from Muslim, African and Latin American countries, Palestine won the vote by 107 to 14 with 52 abstentions. |
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Source Link | Link to Main Source http://euobserver.com/24/114130 |
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Countries / Regions | Europe, Middle East |