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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9733

5 September 2008
A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS / A look behind the news, by ferdinando riccardi
Doha Round can still end in success if priorities are changed

Relaunch is possible, if … Pascal Lamy was smart in avoiding over-dramatising disagreement over the Doha Round at the end of July. Despite the chorus of lamentations announcing failure, he said he intended to relaunch negotiations as quickly as possible. He was right, because success could still be achieved if ambitions become more realistic, with priority given to aims that are in the general interest over those in the national interest, which are, of course, honourable but which...

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
THE DAY IN POLITICS
GENERAL NEWS
SUPPLEMENT