But Mr. Genscher made it clear that this was intended to be a civilian mission.

This was supposed to have been a civilian mission.

Why has this been designated a civilian mission with para-military liaison?

The European Union has its largest ever civilian mission in Kosovo.

The team making preparations for the international civilian mission started work in Priština on 9 October 2006.

These include diplomatic action, civilian and military missions and trade and development activities.

It took decisions such as sending a civilian mission, but apparently with no agreement on the legal basis.

The EU is taking on its largest civilian mission ever and it will be very important that it is successful.

(ET) We have already discussed here today the need to send international peacekeeping and civilian missions to Georgia.

In Kosovo, we have our biggest civilian mission and it is a success.