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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9018
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/development

Commission analyses two options on contribution toward air fares for financing development aid

Brussels, 01/09/2005 (Agence Europe) - On 1 September, the Commission published a feasibility report and arrangements for a solidarity contribution to be made on airline tickets as a source of development aid. It stresses that this is a technical paper and not a position in favour of any particular mechanism, further to the opposition to the initiative expressed in June by some Commissioners. Commission services point out that it has not been possible to consult the sectors concerned...

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