EU president Van Rompuy wants new aid team

The EU should consider forming a rapid reaction force to deal with future emergencies like the Haiti earthquake, said the President of the European Council, Herman Van Rompuy in January 2010.

• Primary Source

European Council: President: Press Release: PCE/13/10 http://www.consilium.europa.eu/uedocs/cms_data/docs/pressdata/en/ec/112439.pdf

ESO: Background information: EU reaction to the Haiti Earthquake, January 2010 http://www.europeansources.info/record/speech-comments-to-the-press-on-the-situation-in-haiti/

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