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European Union presses The Philippines to ratify the Rome Statute

13 Apr 2007

According to news reports, the European Union has again pressed the Philippine government to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. According to a local newspaper “Ambassador Alistair Macdonald, head of the delegation of the European Commission (EC) in the Philippines, said the EU wants the ICC implemented in the country. ‘It's not an issue that we should be impatient about, but we want to see the Philippines sign it,’ Macdonald said in a chance interview on the occasion of the EU's 50th anniversary.”

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News Browse by Region Media Digests Country Updates UN Excerpts on the ICC Updates of the Assembly Browse by Region		European Union presses The Philippines to ratify the Rome Statute 13 Apr 2007 According to news reports, the European Union has again pressed the Philippine government to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. According to a local newspaper “Ambassador Alistair Macdonald, head of the delegation of the European Commission (EC) in the Philippines, said the EU wants the ICC implemented in the country. ‘It's not an issue that we should be impatient about, but we want to see the Philippines sign it,’ Macdonald said in a chance interview on the occasion of the EU's 50th anniversary.” For the full article refer to: http://www.tribune.net.ph/nation/20070413nat1.html