EU FOREIGN policy chief Catherine Ashton has taken command of the union's response to the Haiti earthquake, a relief effort that will be the daunting first test of new structures in place since the Lisbon Treaty came into force. Baroness Ashton, who has called a special meeting of European development ministers next Monday, is seeking to co-ordinate the EU's own efforts with those of its member states so that their combined work is more effective. "I am...
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