02:21 pm - Friday
European Parliament: question on incidence of cancer among military personnel serving with NATO in Bosnia, Kosovo and Afghanistan
Strasbourg, France - By Athanasios Pafilis
(WAPA) - "Oral question H-0846/07
pursuant to Rule 109 of the Rules of Procedure
by Athanasios Pafilis
to the Council
Subject: incidence of cancer among military personnel serving with NATO in Bosnia, Kosovo and Afghanistan
The Greek press has recently reported that 23 members of the Greek armed forces who served with NATO in Bosnia, Kosovo and Afghanistan after 1996 have been diagnosed as suffering from cancer. Suspicions are growing that this is linked to periods of exposure to depleted uranium, resulting in cancer of the digestive system in three cases, of the testicles in two cases and of the lymphoma in three cases. No details have been given concerning the other 15 cases. Similar cases of cancer affecting military personnel sent to conflict areas have also come to light in other countries, for example Italy, where. 225 cases have been officially recorded, 37 of which have already proved fatal.
What view does the Council take of the responsibility of the EU and NATO for the use of banned weapons during the war in Yugoslavia? Does it intend to compensate the military personnel and civilians who were contaminated?". (Avionews)
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Direttore Clara Moschini