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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9228

8 July 2006
A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS / A look behind the news, by ferdinando riccardi
Energy, EU, Russia: the G8 Summit will not go beyond questions of principle

Expectations of the next G8 Summit suggest that energy issues will not be at the heart of discussions. The leaders, on whom much of the world's fate depends, will not allow themselves not to speak about them or to approve a text on energy, but it will be without deep debate and operational decisions. The agenda is so full! They will approve “declarations” on terrorism, nuclear non-proliferation, regional crises, the Doha Round, intellectual property and counterfeiting, education,...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
THE DAY IN POLITICS
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