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            <title>Request for candidatures for EU Electoral Observation Mission to Algeria</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[<div sty]]><![CDATA[le="text-align: justify;">1 MARC]]><![CDATA[H 2012 - Request for candidature]]><![CDATA[s for the following positions in]]><![CDATA[ the Core Team for the EU Electo]]><![CDATA[ral Observation Mission (EU EOM)]]><![CDATA[ to observe the forthcoming Legi]]><![CDATA[slative elections in Algeria sch]]><![CDATA[eduled for 10 May 2012.</div>
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<p><strong>Deadline]]><![CDATA[ for application: 15 March 2012 ]]><![CDATA[(noon Brussels time).</strong></]]><![CDATA[p>
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