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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/acp

Senegal continues its revolt against EPA in hope that negotiations will be re-orientated

Brussels, 08/01/2008 (Agence Europe) - Brandishing the banner of revolt against the economic partnership agreements (EPA) negotiated between the EU and six of the ACP group of countries (Africa, Caribbean and the Pacific), Senegal continued the fight against the prospect of agreements to liberalise trade, judged to be fatal to the development of poor countries that are unable to tackle direct competition from EU products. Several thousand demonstrators marched on 7 January in Dakar in...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
A Look Behind The News, by Ferdinando Riccardi: Advantages and pitfalls to future extended Presidencies of European Council
THE DAY IN POLITICS
(EU) EU/SERBIA: Slovenian presidency would like to sign SAA on 28 January - moves to setting up “task force”
(EU) EU/CROATIA: Rupel and Rehn say Zagreb risks “major” problems in its accession negotiations
(EU) EU/SLOVENIAN PRESIDENCY: Commission and presidency determined to work hand in hand to make 2008 a “year of results”
(EU) EU/LISBON TREATY:
(EU) EU/GEORGIA: Despite shortcomings, EU welcomes Georgian presidential elections
(EU) EU/FRANCE: Nicolas Sarkozy champions a protective Europe
(EU) EU/SRI LANKA:
GENERAL NEWS
(EU) EU/AGRICULTURE: Commission sticks to its aim and signs on welfare of laying hens
(EU) EU/FISHERIES: Operational programmes for fisheries assistance are adopted
(EU) EU/ENERGY: Doubts over Ignalina-2 nuclear power plant
(EU) EU/FINANCIAL SERVICES: Commission adopts equivalence mechanism on third country accounting standards
(EU) EU/ACP: Senegal continues its revolt against EPA in hope that negotiations will be re-orientated
(EU) EU/SOCIAL: Vladimir Spidla makes official visit to China and Japan
(EU) EU/EURO: Euro is responsible for 0.6% inflation, says Janez Jansa
(EU) EU/ECONOMY: Retail sales fall in Europe
(EU) EU/EMU/FRANCE:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/COMPETITION:
(EU) EU/JHA: Athens accuses Ankara of failing to prevent mass arrival of illegal immigrants
(EU) EU/JHA:
(EU) EU/JHA:
(EU) EU/CULTURE: Multicultural societies must give way to intercultural societies, says Jan Figel at launch of European Year of Intercultural Dialogue 2008
(EU) EU/RELIGIOUS PRACTICE: Muslim Charter for Europe to be signed
(EU) EU/UN/CIVIL PROTECTION: EU makes contribution to UN relief effort in Kyrgyzstan
(EU) EU/ENVIRONMENT: Proposed new directive on reducing industrial emissions welcomed by environmental NGOs
(EU) EU/EIB: €60 million from CDC Enterprises and EIB to support SMEs in France
(EU) EU/LEGISLATION: Main legislative acts published in Official Journal
(EU) EU/EIB/UGANDA:
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