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Associated Press - December 19, 2006
E.U. spokesman Johannes Laitenberger said there was no immediate decision on E.U. action against Libya, but said he "did not rule anything out."
Bulgaria is due to join the E.U. Jan. 1.
Laitenberger said the European Commission was "shocked by this verdict...condemns this verdict" and was consulting with E.U. member governments to decide on the "right course of action."
"The E.U. simply cannot accept this verdict," he told reporters.
The nurses' case has long hampered efforts by the E.U. to build up closer relations with Libya. The E.U. in 2005 earmarked EUR2 million to help AIDS victims in Libya in an initiative which E.U. officials hoped would encourage authorities in the north African nation to release the Bulgarians.
Friday, the E.U. released the latest EUR500,000 slice of that aid.
Laitenberger said the E.U. hoped the case would now be taken up by a "higher authority" in Libya which would ensure justice for the nurses.
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