148. Understands that the closure of units of the Kozloduy nuclear power plant, in line with the commitments made under the Memorandum of Understanding of November 1999, is well advanced, with units 1 and 2 due to close by the end of 2002; is aware of the strength of feeling in Bulgaria, and of expert opinion, in favour of prolonging the life of units 3 and 4, especially given the investment in enhanced safety measures and the impact closure would have on local employment, foreign currency earnings and overall energy capacity; accordingly, calls upon the European Commission and Bulgaria to come to a final agreement on the future of the ...[+++]se units, with an open-minded approach, taking account of the observations and recommendations of the imminent IAEA inspections, while attaching overwhelming importance to genuine safety considerations; recognises the need for increased assistance for modernisation of units 5 and 6; in any case, calls upon Bulgaria to establish a fully independent and properly resourced regulatory body for the nuclear sector and to detail what steps it will take to replace any lost capacity;

30. Calls, in view of the highly political dimension of EU missions to observe elections, for an adequately staffed election unit to be set up within the Commission as the main contact for Parliament and the Council, which on account of the political dimension should fall under the DG RELEX and not be located within the European Aid Cooperation Office, which has executive and administrative responsibilities, and which should ensure a systematic and coordinated EU strategy for participation in the observation of elections;

RELATIONS WITH RUSSIA The Council noted the final report of the European Union election observation unit set up in Moscow in accordance with the joint-action decision taken on 8 November 1993.

Rick Seamen, Program Advisor, Occupational Safety and Health Compliance Unit;

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