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writing</span></a></div></div></div><p class="lead">ORAL QUESTION H-0153/04<br />for Question Time at the part-session in April 2004<br />pursuant to Rule 43 of the Rules of Procedure<br />by Niall Andrews<br />to the Council<br /></p><div class="separator separator-dotted separator-2x my-3"></div><p class="doceo-font-size-base doceo-line-height-base" style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; widows:0; orphans:0; font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman'" class="doceo-font-family-base doceo-font-size-base">What initiatives does the Council intend to take to strengthen the EU's approach to conflict prevention, and does the Council consider that the EU should do more to promote greater cooperation with Non鈥慓overnmental Organisations, and will it make a statement on the matter?</span></p> <p class="doceo-font-size-base doceo-line-height-base" style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; widows:0; orphans:0; font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman'; 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