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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9652

29 April 2008
A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS / A look behind the news, by ferdinando riccardi
The strange discovery of the importance of agriculture seems to have been taken on board but fundamental differences of approach remain

A positive u-turn. One cannot fail to be delighted at the re-discovery of the importance of agriculture! The looming food crisis and fears about how it will impact have led to a type of positive united front being formed. There is page upon page on the issue in the press, where serious analysis and suggested solutions are mushrooming at every turn. Politicians and political movements which looked down their noses in the past at the idea of protecting farming in Europe are now falling over...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
THE DAY IN POLITICS
GENERAL NEWS
ECONOMIC INTERPENETRATION
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT