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European Commission Spokesman's Briefing for 04-08-27
From: EUROPA, the European Commission Server at <http://europa.eu.int>
CONTENTS / CONTENU
[01] Kosovo: Commission opens Liaison Office in Pristina
[02]  Georgia: Commission allocates €4 million to victims of
Abkhazia/Georgia conflict
[03] Commission, ACEA and ERTICO sign Memorandum of Understanding on
introduction of eCall for road crash victims across Europe
Midday Express of 2004-08-27
Reference: MEX/04/0827
Date: 27/08/2004
EXME04 / 27.08
MIDDAY EXPRESS
News from the Press and Communication Directorate General's midday briefing
Nouvelles du rendez-vous de midi de la Direction Générale Presse etb
Communication
27/08/04
[01] Kosovo: Commission opens Liaison Office in Pristina
The European Commission has opened a new Liaison Office in Kosovo and
appointed Mr Giorgio Mamberto as Head of the Office. He will be taking up
his new role in Pristina on 1 September 2004. With the opening of this
office, the Commission intends to maintain a closer contact with the UN
Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) and the Provisional Institutions of Self-
Government on the ground. The aim of this direct presence of the Commission
in Pristina is to foster Kosovo’s approximation to the EU through the
Stabilisation and Association Process (SAp) in particular the SAp Tracking
Mechanism (STM), the European Partnership, the Community Assistance for
Reconstruction, Development and Stabilisation Programme (CARDS) and other
instruments and initiatives under the Thessaloniki agenda for the Western
Balkans.
[02]  Georgia: Commission allocates €4 million to victims of
Abkhazia/Georgia conflict
The European Commission has approved a €4 million humanitarian aid
package to support vulnerable people in Georgia, affected by the unresolved
conflict between Abkhazia and Georgia. The recipients will include
internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Georgia as well as vulnerable groups
in Abkhazia and Western Georgia and children in Tbilisi. Funds are being
allocated via the Humanitarian Aid Office, ECHO. Assistance to vulnerable
groups will be provided in the following sectors: food, medical support and
shelter. Programmes will be implemented by international agencies operating
in the region.
[03] Commission, ACEA and ERTICO sign Memorandum of Understanding on
introduction of eCall for road crash victims across Europe
Today, Mr. Fabio Colasanti, Director-General at the European Commission’s
Information-Society Directorate-General, signed together with the
representatives of two other major stakeholders, ACEA and ERTICO, a
Memorandum of Understanding that aims at realising an interoperable, pan-
European in-vehicle emergency call, eCall. The MoU, which is soon expected
to be signed by other industrial and public sector stakeholders, provides
for a solid basis for the partners to actively contribute to the
development and implementation of the eCall in potentially all new vehicles
sold in Europe.
From EUROPA, the European Commission Server at http://europa.eu.int/
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