login
login

Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8604

12 December 2003
Contents Publication in full By article 17 / 46
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/usa/iraq
Commission examines compatibility of WTO rules and US directives which exclude countries that haven't supported USA, from main reconstruction contracts

Brussels, 11/12/2003 (Agence Europe) - Reacting to the conclusions ratified by the US Defence Department the day before, the commission declared on Thursday that it deeply regretted "the decision to exclude countries that have not participated in the war in Iraq from US reconstruction contracts in the country". Brussels considers that this is a "political mistake and a very off-message" just when the international community is mobilising to attain this objective. Reactions from other capital...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
THE DAY IN POLITICS
GENERAL NEWS