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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8249

6 July 2002
Contents Publication in full By article 43 / 45
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/euro
Using picture of Hitler in British advertising campaign against Euro causes outrage

Brussels, 05/07/2002 (Agence Europe) - Using a picture of Hitler in a British advertising campaign against the single currency has caused outrage at the European Commission and European Parliament alike. The Commission considered that using images of Hitler was "bad taste and despicable" and that claims that it was just for fun were insulting and based on the lowest kind of xenophobia. The Socialist Group of the EP was equally shocked, "To portray the introduction of a single European...

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