European Dailies Alliance (EDA) is an alliance formed by like-minded

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, namely ''ABC'' in

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. In 2001, the four newspapers, each of which is a

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in their country, agreed to form an alliance to enhance the co-operation between them and their respective websites. The agreement of the alliance included: * to extend the international coverage of individual newspaper through editorial co-operation * to have renowned foreign writers in the newspaper * to offer privileged access to the database of other newspapers in the alliance * to have links to other newspaper in the alliance on their own website * to have exchange of editors * to be benefited from the enhanced co-operation in the area of journalistic education and advertising business The chairperson of the alliance is rotated among the

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of the member newspapers. Yves de Chaisemartin, the then chief editor of Le Figaro, the oldest newspaper in the alliance, was the first chairperson.

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