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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9830
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/trade

Cairns Group calls for abolition of European subsidies for dairy exports

Brussels, 30/01/2009 (Agence Europe) - The 19 agricultural exporting countries of the Cairns Group, headed by Australia, Brazil, Canada and New Zealand, took a firmer stance on Wednesday 28 January to call for an end to export subsidies to the EU dairy sector, that the European Commission had decided to reintroduce on 22 January (EUROPE 9825). “This decision by the EU sends an extremely negative signal at a time when it is important to resist pressures for increased support and protection...

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