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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9879

9 April 2009
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/development
Keeping promises and working harder to help the poorest countries

Brussels, 08/04/2009 (Agence Europe) - In a communication adopted on Wednesday 9 April 2009, the European Commission recommends that the EU steps up its action to help developing countries deal with the financial and economic crisis. The communication comes a week after the G20 summit and is part of the process of following up on the Monterrey development aid targets (see EUROPE 9878). Already weakened by high food and oil prices, the world's poorest countries are particularly vulnerable:...

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