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EUROPEAN COMMISSION:

Commissioner for the Environment Yannis Paleokrassas said the EU alone gives US$6.5 billion/year for various assistance projects for developing countries, US$1 billion of which is for the environment. He said that the CSD needs a forum for brainstorming, since some of the major concepts and principles raised need a different kind of treatment.