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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9887

23 April 2009
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) ep/arctic
Parliament will not give stance on Arctic

Strasbourg, 22/04/2009 (Agence Europe) - The rarity of the event makes it worthy of note. On Tuesday 21 April, the European Parliament decided not to take a stance on the situation in the Arctic region where climate change has sharpened the appetite of several member states and third countries for mineral resources and supposed fossil fuel reserves there. Other economic interests are concerned by the thaw of the ice and the appearance of new shipping routes (north-west passage). With 135...

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