Louis Michel
Louis Michel
Louis Hortense Omer Charles Michelis a Belgian politician. He served in the government of Belgium as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1999 to 2004 and was European Commissioner for Development and Humanitarian Aid from 2004 to 2009. Since 2009, he has been a Member of the European Parliament. Michel is a prominent member of the French-speaking liberal party, the Mouvement Réformateur. He is the father of Charles Michel, the current Prime Minister of Belgium...
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If the conclusions of the arms inspectors are positive and prove that there really is a danger with weapons of mass destruction, then the U.N. Security Council will decide (what to do), but not now,
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The lack of rain in parts of East Africa has put the livelihoods of millions of people at risk. The problem is not the lack of food. It's just that many farmers face losing their cattle and are just too poor to buy the food that is available.
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Today we remember the victims of the tsunami in South East Asia. But millions of vulnerable people in Africa are exposed to natural disasters like droughts, floods and insect infestations as well as armed conflicts.
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Belgium thinks that we have to go back to the spirit and letter of the Lusaka accords,
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The time has come, ... to try to build new conditions to improve and to build new relationships between Pakistan and EU in order to construct and to feed a new and long-term partnership.
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No single donor can face the enormous challenge of financing the basic infrastructure of the (African) continent.
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saddened that a non-democrat made it into the second round of the elections. Fortunately, Jacques Chirac, who has always opposed Le Pen, is leading and he will win the elections.
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I am convinced that the electoral process is irreversible and that there will be elections before June 30, 2006.
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Millions of vulnerable people in Africa are exposed to natural disasters like droughts, floods and insect infestations as well as armed conflicts.
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It's only normal that Europeans equip themselves with their own financial instruments to conduct their own initiatives for policies that characterize their values.
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We are all hoping that the news does not get steadily worse as the day progresses but we are fearful that the casualty figures may mount and that international support may be needed.
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We remember the victims of the tsunami in Southeast Asia. But millions of vulnerable people in Africa are exposed to natural disasters like droughts, floods and insect infestations as well as armed conflicts. These are silent tsunamis.
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The peace process in the Congo is my priority,
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He was confident this trial would be speedy and fair.