EU to pledge millions in bird flu fight

The European Union today said it will pledge €83m at next week’s international conference in Beijing to help fight the bird flu virus.

Fri, 13 Jan, 2006 - 11:00

The European Union today said it will pledge €83m at next week’s international conference in Beijing to help fight the bird flu virus.

“Never before has an animal disease posed a threat of such dimension and spread at such a pace,” said EU External Relations Commissioner Benita Ferrero-Waldner.

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