Posted on 01/23/2005 1:13:53 AM PST by leadhead
TSUNAMI-struck Thailand has been told by the European Commission that it must buy six A380 Airbus aircraft if it wants to escape the tariffs against its fishing industry.
While millions of Europeans are sending aid to Thailand to help its recovery, trade authorities in Brussels are demanding that Thai Airlines, its national carrier, pays £1.3 billion to buy its double-decker aircraft.
(Excerpt) Read more at thescotsman.scotsman.com ...
Israel owes its survival to U.S. aid.
What has the European Union done for Thailand?
Well, the EU is lifting the tarrifs :)
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