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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9284

12 October 2006
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/turkey/cyprus
Commission appeals for Finnish presidency's proposal on direct trade to be accepted

Brussels, 11/10/2006 (Agence Europe) - On 10 October Commissioner Olli Rehn appealed to the president of the Turkish Cypriots, Mehmet Ali Talat, to accept the Finnish presidency of the EU's compromise proposal on direct trade. This proposal is still kept secret and “the only game in town, probably the last window of opportunity for several years”, explained Mr Rehn to Mr Talat during their meeting on Tuesday in Brussels (EUROPE 9283). The Commission entirely supports the efforts of the...

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