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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9686

20 June 2008
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/wto/doha
Pascal Lamy criticises new Farm Bill

Strasbourg, 19/06/2008 (Agence Europe) - In an interview with the Swiss French-speaking radio on 17 June, Pascal Lamy criticised the new US Farm Bill which provides for US$290 billion to be given to US farmers over the next ten years. “Americans have just voted back large farm subsidy packages, which is the best proof, if ever one was needed, that the only way to make Americans change farm policy and their excessive subsidies is an agreement at the WTO” (Ed.: as part of Doha Round...

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