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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9005

5 August 2005
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/yemen
After recent disturbances, EU calls for poverty-reducing measures

Brussels, 04/08/2005 (Agence Europe) - In a declaration published on 2 August on behalf of the EU, the British EU Council Presidency regrets the “recent violence, which resulted in a large number of deaths, related to the reduction in fuel subsidies in Yemen”. The declaration goes on to read: “We oppose the use of violence and call on all parties to act with restraint, and to reconcile differences through dialogue. The EU supports and encourages a strong civil society, with full and...