Brussels, 07/06/2010 (Agence Europe) - As expected (EUROPE 10152), on Monday 7 June, the Council decided to end consultations opened with Madagascar almost a year ago and adopt new measures, in the form of suspending aid, as included in the Cotonou agreement. In compliance with Article 96 of the ACP-EU agreement, the European Union made a commitment (in July 2009) to mediate with Madagascan political groups, in an effort to find an agreement on a transition process based on consensus and a...