Markos Kyprianou
Markos Kyprianou
Márkos Kyprianoúis a Cypriot politician who served as a Minister of Foreign Affairs until his official resignation on 19 July 2011, following the events of the Evangelos Florakis Naval Base explosion. A member of the Democratic Party, he was formerly Cyprus's Finance Minister and the European Commissioner for Health. He tendered his resignation as Commissioner on 29 February 2008 to become Foreign Minister in the government of newly elected President Dimitris Christofias; the resignation took effect on 3 March 2008,...
against assistance coming final imports measures offered reviewed taken test turkey
We have offered assistance to Turkey and the measures we have taken against imports will be reviewed in the coming days, when we have the final test results.
european measures raised steps taken touched
We have already taken all steps necessary. Once it has touched European soil, then we have raised all the measures we should take,
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It is understandable that the public is concerned but they need not be unduly alarmed as all the necessary measures are being, and will continue to be, taken.
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The commission has taken no chances when it has come to dealing with B.S.E., and the most stringent monitoring and control measures have been applied. Precautionary measures, including the embargo on U.K. beef exports, were taken when deemed necessary to fully protect consumers. However, the U.K. has made great strides in tackling this disease, and has met all of the criteria that were set for the lifting of the beef export ban, in line with scientific and veterinary advice. We must now acknowledge this and resume normal trade in this area.
advantages both member states
I see advantages in both (approaches) but it's really up to the member states to decide.
event hope prepare
We hope this will never happen. In any event we will prepare properly,
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We have surpassed expectations by considerably exceeding the estimated overall financing gap of around US$1.2 billion, of which $1 billion is in grants.
global level reached threat
We have not yet reached the level of preparedness that we should have. This is a global threat and there is need for international action.
level reached
We have not reached the level of (vaccination) preparedness that we should have,
deal experience similar
We have the measures, we have the legislation, we have the experience to deal with similar problems. We have done so in the past, we can deal with it now and in the future.
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The message is that it's safe to consume poultry meat and eggs in the European Union.
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The fact we have avian flu in Europe does not affect the possibility of a human influenza pandemic.
decide limit month renew whether
Then we will decide when the month expires ... whether we should renew it, or amend it or limit it.
plans
Then we'll know how well these plans work.