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It happened

  • May 8th, 2007
  • Posted by 7thmin

voting-decision-valence.jpgNicolas Sarkhozy’s election as President of France fulfilled expectations set by opinion polls, providing a victory margin of 53-47%. … Read More »

Presidente? Challenge In France

  • April 23rd, 2007
  • Posted by 7thmin

segolene-royal.jpgThe conservative leader Nicolas Sarkhozy took a strong lead in voting for France’s next President on Sunday. His opponent in the two-way run-off in a fortnight will be Segolene Royal – overcoming a hoodoo that saw her Socialist Party kept out of the final last time. … Read More »

Elections: Uncertainties In France

  • April 20th, 2007
  • Posted by 7thmin

paris-signs.jpgVoting takes place this Sunday (22.4.07) in the French Presidential elections, with the main-party candidates – the conservative Nicolas Sarkhozy and the socialist Segolene Royal– maintaining an uneasy lead in opinion polls.

Lee Duffield has been testing the waters in Paris and says that the two leaders have not been able to relax, campaigning hard into the last days. … Read More »

Wine Wars

  • April 14th, 2007
  • Posted by 7thmin

wine-pic-101.jpgThe government of India has blocked an action with the WTO by the European Union against its highly restrictive import duties on wine. … Read More »

Australia In New Quest For Trade Deal

  • April 11th, 2007
  • Posted by 7thmin

wto-reduced.gifA high level international trade meeting in New Delhi will see the United States put under pressure to cut its domestic support for farm production. … Read More »

Last of the Butter Mountain

  • March 30th, 2007
  • Posted by 7thmin

catle-in-field-small.jpgThe European union has demolished its famous butter mountain, a distinctive part of the stockpile of unsold, subsidised farm products which for decades caused trouble between Europe and its trading competitors, especially Australia. … Read More »

Moving Ahead On New-look, Still-costly Farming

  • March 30th, 2007
  • Posted by 7thmin

belgium-fram-reduced.jpgPlans for moving out of production-based agricultural support to direct payments and regional development schemes have been taken one step further – amid evidence of strong public support. … Read More »

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