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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9920

13 June 2009
SNIPPETS / @@@@ “brussels” is not imposing anything

What is France's best known and best loved satirical newspaper, one that is often considered one of the best in Europe? No doubt about it: Le Canard Enchaîné. But what headline did it splash right across the full width of its front page recently? Answer: Brussels imposes false rosé. So here we have in one single line, and with such striking effect, two commonplace lies about the EU and how it works. First of all, Brussels is used to mean the European Union as a whole, Brussels something...

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