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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9700

10 July 2008
Contents Publication in full By article 12 / 27
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) ep/trade
European Parliament calls on Commission and member states to be firm in disputes between Airbus and Boeing

Brussels, 09/07/2008 (Agence Europe) - The European Parliament has reacted strongly to the cancellation of a European aircraft constructor Airbus contract. In mid-June, the Government Accountability Office (GAO), an independent body which examines matters relating to the receipt and payment of public funds in the United States, cancelled a contract worth US $35 billion won, in March, by Airbus to supply the US Air Force with aerial tankers. This was despite the fact that Airbus has a US...

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