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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9676

6 June 2008
A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS / A look behind the news, by ferdinando riccardi
In next exchange of views on oil, European Council cannot ignore price-fixing scandal

Differentiated initiatives? It has been confirmed: the European Council of 19-20 June will have an exchange of views on the possibility of lightening the burden of oil prices on consumers. Jean-Claude Juncker announced this news at the end of the debate at the Eurogroup. Mr Juncker indicated that there had been no agreement on the French suggestion of putting a ceiling on revenue from VAT earned at the petrol pumps, and also affirmed that that the Manchester agreement (September 2005) ruled...

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A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
THE DAY IN POLITICS
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