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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8266

31 July 2002
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) trade/usa
Congress grants "Fast Track" to President Bush

Brussels, 30/07/2002 (Agence Europe) - On Saturday, the US House of Representatives finally adopted, by a very small majority (215 for, 212 against) a compromise text that will give President Bush the right to negotiate international trade agreements. If the Senate adopts the text, either next week or when parliament returns in September, the President will be able to negotiate trade agreements in the next five years that Congress will have to approve or reject without having the right to...

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