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Big five meet to discuss home affairs

During a meeting of home affairs ministers yesterday in Germany, the EU’s big five tacitly agreed to allow 'sky marshals' onto commercial flights as well as to tackle euro-counterfeiting at a pan-European level.

Representatives of Germany, France, UK, Spain and Italy met in Garmisch-Partenkirchen southern Germany to discuss the future of the Europe-wide police force, Europol.

Although no formal decisions were taken, the five agreed to hand responsibility for tackling euro...

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Lisbeth founded EUobserver in 2000 and is responsible to the Board for effective strategic leadership, planning and performance. After graduating from the Danish School of Media and Journalism, she worked as a journalist, analyst, and editor for Danish media.

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Lisbeth founded EUobserver in 2000 and is responsible to the Board for effective strategic leadership, planning and performance. After graduating from the Danish School of Media and Journalism, she worked as a journalist, analyst, and editor for Danish media.

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