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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9522
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) ep/competition

Harlem Desir and Gyula Hegyi call for EU investigation into abuse of power by supermarkets

Brussels, 12/10/2007 (Agence Europe) - French Socialist MEP Harlem Desir and Hungarian Socialist MEP Gyula Hegyi have tabled a motion calling on the European Commission to launch an investigation into the abuse of power by big supermarkets. 'Throughout the EU, retailing is increasingly dominated by a small number of supermarket chains such as Wal-Mart, Carrefour and Tesco. These retailers control the access farmers and other suppliers have to EU shoppers, explained Harlem Desir in a press...

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