EU Presidency Statement on the Typhoon in the Philippines

Press release 506/2006
4 December, 2006

The Presidency of the European Union expresses its heartfelt condolences to the President and the people of the Philippines for the loss of life and vast destruction caused by the super typhoon "Reming/Durian". Our sympathies are with people who time after time bear the severe brunt of natural calamities, the effects of which on people's lives and livelihoods will be felt for a long time to come.