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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9897

8 May 2009
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/trade
Commission analyses role of public authorities in relation to Fair Trade

Brussels, 07/05/2009 (Agence Europe) - The European Council's strategy on sustainable development, adopted in June 2006, encouraged EU member states to promote sustainable products, including Fair Trade products. In a report on Fair Trade and development the same year, the European Parliament underlined the need to heighten consumer awareness, and highlighted the fact that companies were entering the Fair Trade market without complying with certification criteria. One year earlier, the...

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