Does the EU have a strategy and a budget for humanitarian aid and for rebuilding Iraq?
President, R. Prodi: Yes, not only that but we discussed it in the last meeting of the Commission. There are funds available for humanitarian aid in Iraq, but we also have contingency plans in case of war in order to bring relief to the humanitarian consequences of the war. Question: Mr. President, you referred to an initiative before, whereby you would contact your counterparts in the EU on the Iraq issue. You also described the procedure … Prime Minister, C. Simitis: I am already in contact. Question: Yes, you are. You also described the procedure followed under the UN. Now, given that three members of the European Union have permanent seats on the Security Council, what will their position be until such a time as there is an EU common position? Prime Minister, C. Simitis: Let me just say that there are four members sitting on the Security Council, of which only two are permanent standing members and obviously, I am in close contact with them on this issue. We do not know how things
