Jan 13, 2005
Members of Great Britain's two main political parties in a letter to the editor of the Daily Telegraph on December 24 launched a petition campaign that would force the European Union to redirect about $5.75 billion annually in farm subsidies to help people in Africa who are living with HIV/AIDS, Reuters reports. The 22 members of Parliament who signed the letter hope to utilize a "little-known" clause in the new E.U. Constitution -- which has not yet been ratified by member states -- that would force the European Commission to take action if one million signatures are collected, Reuters reports.
































