Date : May 30 2008

CTA Brussels Newsletter

Main events in the week

 

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1. Main ACP-EU events for next week (2 – 8 June) 2. EU Council Conclusions on EPAs and MDGs 3. EU Council: EU/Africa Joint Strategy 4. EU Council: EU-UN co-operation 5. EU Council: Situation in Somalia 6. EU Council: World Trade negotiations 7. EU Council: EU/Seychelles fisheries partnership agreement 8. UK leads Fairtrade shopping revolution 9. Europe bashed for failing aid targets 10. Europe in a civil war over subsidies 11. Services in the EU – Cariforum EPA 12. EC launches EU 108m grant for ICT sector 13. Agriculture: Will Charles Michel tip the balance?

14. Paris Declaration: the CIDSE reccomendations 15. Brain drain: consequences for developing countries 16. France Seeks Greater Flexibility with Africa 17. Malta accused of inflating its development aid 18. Food insecurity 19. EU Action Plan on Agricultural Commodities 20. “Missing: 75 billion for the world’s poor”, say NGOs 21. President of the UEMOA visits the ACP Group 22. EU business, farmers criticise new WTO proposals 23. EFSA: advice on citrus pests in French overseas departments 24. Pesticides: EU remains divided on substances 25. Desert sun could provide future power needs 26. EU response to mitigate effects of rising global food prices 27. Some news from CTA