Reid faces criticism for ban on Bulgarian and Romanian workers
Reid faces criticism for ban on Bulgarian and Romanian workersPatrick Wintour Political editor
The Guardian
25 Oct 2006
The government faced charges of bowing to tabloid xenophobia and framing unworkable proposals when it announced it would debar virtually all Bulgarians and Romanians from working in Britain. Under rules announced yesterday, the home secretary, John...
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EU renews tariff on Chinese shoes
EU renews tariff on Chinese shoes
The Guardian
05 Oct 2006
The EU yesterday renewed punitive duties on Chinese and Vietnamese shoes for two years just as Peter Mandelson, the trade commissioner, announced a new strategy for defeating protectionism at home and opening markets abroad. The shoe decision was...
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