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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8984
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/wto/agriculture

Commission welcomes declarations of US president on eliminating farm subsidies

Brussels, 05/07/2005 (Agence Europe) - On Monday, the European Commission welcomed the proposal put forward by George W. Bush to give up US farm subsidies if the European Union does the same. The Commission, however, recalls that, in May 2004, the EU had contributed to rekindling WTO negotiations by suggesting the abolition of export subsidies, on condition that the United States give up its own export credits and hidden food subsidies and that Canada and Australia reconsider their practice...

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