EU’s farm subsidy offer irks French

In order to inject new momentum into the WTO talks under the Doha Development Agenda, Commissioners Pascal Lamy and Franz Fischler sent a letter on 10 May 2004 to their WTO counterparts. The letter outlines three areas where the EU is ready to make further movement to contribute to the talks. Trade officials around the world welcomed the letter, but the move was attacked by France, a fervent supporter of the EU's farm subsidy scheme.

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