On Tuesday 16 May MEPs hailed the reflection launched by the European Commission on 10 May to harness globalisation and ensure a fairer distribution of its benefits (see EUROPE 11785). One section criticised the neoliberal dogma embraced by the Commission, urging that greater accounted be taken of social and environmental factors in European and national policies and calling for tax competition to be tackled globally.
Speaking for the EPP Group, Françoise Grossetête (France) called for EU...