EU summit pledges aid for eastern states

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Series Details 2.3.09
Publication Date 02/03/2009
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Reports of an informal EU summit held in Brussels, 1 March 2009. EU leaders ended the emergency summit saying they were determined to avoid protectionist moves in response to the economic crisis.

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