Romania - Monitoring Of Embargo

T/I: 10:18:08 A European team monitoring the lifting of the embargo against the former Yugoslavia made their final report at the Western European Union (WEU) mission in Calafat, Romania on Tuesday (28/11). The Italian head of the WEU mission, Col. Vincenzo Basso, told the team there had been 6,328 checks along the Danube, uncovering 422 incidents violating the embargo. Delegation leader Pablo Gomez de Olea said their visit was to make a final report and an assessment of the mission's future role. The WEU mission on the Danube is made up of 253 officers from 10 West European countries. It intercepted barges and arrested petrol smugglers during the time the embargo was in effect. SHOWS: CALAFAT, ROMANIA, 28/11 & FILE: gvs headquarters of WEU in Calafat 400 kms west of Bucharest, with officers from 10 countries on deck ship EU delegation arriving on deck, in preparation for evaluation of mission interior room with Colonel Basso showing list of violations of the embargo, pan to monitor showing list of violations delegation on Italian patrol boat along Danube river FILE -- 1993 Yugoslav barges breaking the embargo Romanian helicopter and patrol boats trying to stop them pull out on flashing light to patrol boat Romanian officials checking barges patrol dogs on barges customs officers checking the Danube lock petrol smugglers being arrested at night on the Danube smugglers being handcuffed pan on confiscated petrol cans 2.01 VISION You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/14f5e86c0da2efd46cff0b1c10e2f40d Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork