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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9027

15 September 2005
A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS / A look behind the news, by ferdinando riccardi
UNderstanding of just what agriculture means to Europe is getting better, in reaction to outdated populist soundbites

Healthy reaction. It is by no means certain that this new wave of populist soundbites against European agriculture will not end up having a positive effect. Let me explain. If, as seems reasonable, we concede that the overall reflection on the future of Europe will just about have time to get started during this current six-month period (see this column yesterday), but at the same time, we will have to recognise that the EU is compelled to take a position in the near future on a few...

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