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1. Irish pork pulled from EU shelves
2. MEP attacks EU consular reaction in Mumbai
3. French sweetener fails to clinch EU climate deal
4. Czech President tussles with Danny the Red on Lisbon
5. EU begins anti-piracy mission off Somali coast
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1. Irish pork pulled from EU shelves - 08.12.2008 - 17:31
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Just in time for Christmas, the European Union has recommended all Irish pork products be pulled from shelves after Irish authorities found dioxins in pork meat about 100 times the EU maximum level over the weekend.
http://euobserver.com/9/27254/?rk=1
2. MEP attacks EU consular reaction in Mumbai - 08.12.2008 - 17:19
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EU citizens need legally-binding rules on consular protection abroad after the Mumbai terrorist strike exposed flaws in the current set-up, a senior Spanish MEP has said, accusing a German official of "shameful" conduct in India.
http://euobserver.com/9/27253/?rk=1
3. French sweetener fails to clinch EU climate deal - 08.12.2008 - 09:48
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French President Nicholas Sarkozy has returned from a Gdansk meeting with eastern European leaders without a compromise deal on the EU's climate change package.
http://euobserver.com/9/27251/?rk=1
4. Czech President tussles with Danny the Red on Lisbon - 08.12.2008 - 10:36
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A meeting between Czech President Vaclav Klaus and a top-level delegation of MEPs descended into verbal fisticuffs on Friday after the co-leader of the Greens in the parliament attacked Mr Klaus for his opposition to the Lisbon treaty and his relations with Irish No campaigner Declan Ganley.
http://euobserver.com/9/27247/?rk=1
5. EU begins anti-piracy mission off Somali coast - 08.12.2008 - 09:45
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The EU was to launch its first-ever naval mission - against pirates off the coast of Somalia on Monday, with foreign ministers set to decide on robust rules of engagement of the flotilla.
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