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Snow and strike on summit day

30.01.12 @ 16:13

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  1. By Carmen Paun and Méabh Mc Mahon

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Unionists do not want the EU to tell Belgium how it should run its economic affairs. The president of the General Federation of Belgian Labour explains why.

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