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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9716

2 August 2008
Contents Publication in full By article 12 / 20
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/wto/doha
NGO group says poor countries are “stuffing for the turkey”

Brussels, 01/08/2008 (Agence Europe) - Outraged but not surprised at the failure of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Doha Round trade talks, development NGOs in the Belgian CNCD 11.11.11 umbrella group say that the world's poorest countries are once again stuffing for the turkey.

In a press release published on 30 July 2008, they point out the lack of political will, the United States refusing any agreement on cutting cotton subsidies that keep West Africa poor and the European Union that...