First stop Colombia for Eamon Gilmore as he becomes EU peace envoy

Eamon Gilmore believes Europe can offer tangible support to Colombia as it embarks on its peace process, writes Ann Cahill Europe Correspondent

COLOMBIA — one of the most dangerous places on the planet and epicentre of the global drugs trade.

But the South American country only occasionally breaks through the headlines now, because of attempts to end the 50-year-old war.