Brussels, 07/02/2006 (Agence Europe) - During a speech in Prague on Tuesday at the conference on the retail trade (Retail Summit), Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson felt an open Union economy should be defended against “protectionist populism”. He congratulated the Czech Republic in its successful liberalisation and support for free trade. Urging Europe to raise the commercial challenges of globalisation, Mandelson felt that it must judge “issues on the basis of transparent economic...