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The EU summit chamber - not known for witnessing unity on Russia (Photo: © European Communities)

A basic agenda for an extraordinary summit

There will be much on the agenda as EU leaders convene on 1 September for an emergency summit on the fallout from the Georgia-Russian conflict. The most urgent task concerns Georgia's immediate post-war predicament.

A reconstruction plan, support for a UN-led investigation on the events of the war, and sending in observers or peacekeepers have been among the ideas floated in recent days. They will have to be seriously considered if the EU is to follow up on the timely but somewhat limit...

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Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.

The EU summit chamber - not known for witnessing unity on Russia (Photo: © European Communities)

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Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.

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