Trade, bird flu and the EU budget will dominate the European agenda this week, with foreign ministers planning to gather in Luxembourg on Tuesday (18 October) to talk about EU farm subsidies and the World Trade Organisation (WTO).
France insisted on the emergency ministers' meeting in order to protest trade commissioner Peter Mandelson's recent announcement that the EU might cut agricultural aid by up to 70 percent to help broker a WTO trade deal this December.
The debate is likel...
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Already a member? Login hereAndrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.
Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.