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Sat 01 Jan 2010Relief effort set to be shaped by structures under Lisbon Treaty
EU FOREIGN policy chief Catherine Ashton has taken command of the union’s response to the Haiti earthquake, a relief effort that will be the daunting first test of new structures in place since the Lisbon Treaty came into force.
Baroness Ashton, who has called a special meeting of European development ministers next Monday, is seeking to co-ordinate the EU’s own efforts with those of its member states so that their combined work is more effective.
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