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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8999

28 July 2005
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/un reform
Italy accuses G4 (including Germany) of “blackmail” over obtaining permanent seat on security council

Brussels, 27/07/2005 (Agence Europe) - EU Member States appear less likely to attain consensus on United Nations reform following the Italian ambassador to the UN, Marcello Spatafora's, accusation that Germany and three countries of the “Group of Four” (G4) were guilty of “blackmail” in their efforts to obtain a permanent seat on the Security Council. In a speech made on Tuesday to the UN General Assembly in New York, Mr Spatafora asserted that the G47, which includes Germany, Japan,...

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