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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9596

7 February 2008
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/trade
Mr Mandelson wants to review association agreement with Algeria but urges Algiers to step up efforts for WTO accession

Brussels, 06/02/2008 (Agence Europe) - Speaking on an official visit to Algiers (EUROPE 9594) on Monday 4 February, Peter Mandelson implied that he was in favour of a review of the association agreement between the EU and Algeria by 2010. In its current form, the association agreement which entered into force in 2004 “does not fully benefit Algeria”, the trade commissioner said. Although EU exports to Algeria have increased since 2004, Algerian exports have not made enough progress. Mr...

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