From:   ecoropa [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
Sent:   February 26, 1998 11:38 AM
Subject: Success story. French government says no to MAI

Dear friends,

News from Paris France
Date 26 02 1998

Thanks to international pressure and a very stong national opposition
from all sectors - social - cultural - environmental - development -
the french government stated yesterday at the Parliament that France
is not going to engaged the country in further negociations on the MAI.

The minister of Economy and Finances Dominique Strauss-Kahn stated
yesterday: 'The (french) government has no intention to engage itself
in whatever multilateral agreement which will, limit its action or the
one of its Parliament, to define our social rules, our fiscal laws, or
our environmental legislation, or that will enable any foreign
companies to challenge its national legislation in the name of this
agreement.

The Prime Minister, Lionel Jospin, was in the room and agreed to this
and more.

For those reading french, I know it's hard... We are scanning the
press clipping and we are waiting for your  numerous messages, I am
sure, asking for more information.

Together we can change the world

Cheers to all and one more time congatulations.

Etienne Vernet / Ecoropa
For Thierry David / Observatoire de la Mondialisation
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Bob Olsen notes that the email address for Etienne and Thierry
may be [log in to unmask]

Otherwise try asking  Peter Bleyer <[log in to unmask]>
to forward a message if you want to contact them in Paris.