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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8963

8 June 2005
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/ecofin/development
Lengthy debate and few results according to Juncker on plane ticket contributions - new Commission feasibility study

Brussels, 07/06/2005 (Agence Europe) - At the end of the debate at the Ecofin Council Jean-Claude Juncker conceded that they were experiencing a rout “which is generally the case when you're left alone”. He was referring to the possible setting up of a plane ticket contribution for supporting development aid. He regretted that with no Commission assessment forthcoming, and on the simple basis of the general document of the Economic and Financial Committee (EFC), ministers had held a...

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