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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8951

21 May 2005
A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS / A look behind the news, by ferdinando riccardi
A few comments on recent events

As usual, I would like to round off the week with a few comments on news which we have already reported on in our previous bulletins.

On China. Cautious though it is, any European initiative to bring the explosion of Chinese textile exports back down to normal and acceptable levels has given rise to shouts and protests from organisations and bodies with the self-appointed task of defending trade freedom. And the tone they use! This isn't reasoning, it's laying down the law and invective....

Contents

A LOOK BEHIND THE NEWS
THE DAY IN POLITICS
GENERAL NEWS
TIMETABLE
SUPPLEMENT