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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8011

21 July 2001
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/g8
Opening of summit in Genoa on Friday looks difficult

Brussels, 20/07/2001 (Agence Europe) - In Genoa, in a state of siege and to a backdrop of violence and demonstrations against globalisation, the summit of the group of most industrialised countries opened on Friday. These G8 countries are France, the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, Japan, Italy, Canada and Russia. In addition to the eight Heads of State, the presidents of the Commission and the EU Council of Ministers, Romano Prodi and Guy Verhofstadt, are also taking part.

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