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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9755

7 October 2008
Contents Publication in full By article 15 / 26
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/trade
Departure of Peter Mandelson, fervent free trader, brings regret and criticism

Brussels, 06/10/2008 (Agence Europe) - The surprise resignation of European Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson on Friday 3 October and his return to the British government, where he is to become the new Business Minister, has brought a flood of reactions, some complimenting, some criticising the way this fervent advocate of free trade has handled trade policy since he took office in 2004.

Despite the failure of July's ministerial meeting that sought to find a compromise in the Doha Round...

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