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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9987

30 September 2009
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/mediterranean
Egypt sharpens attack on EU, particularly Benita Ferrero-Waldner and Bernard Kouchner, and expresses doubts about UfM

Brussels, 29/09/2009 (Agence Europe) - Egypt seems to be finding it difficult to accept the rejection of its culture minister, Farouq Hosni, as a candidate for the post of director general of UNESCO. In the unofficial Al-Ahram (but the official voice of the government) it attacks both the US Administration and the EU, accusing the latter of doublespeak when it talks of a dialogue among civilisations. EU External Relations Commissioner Benita Ferrero-Waldner comes under attack, along with...

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