Already on the first full day in office of Germany's new chancellor Angela Merkel, a hint of disagreement between Berlin and Paris has emerged over the EU's controversial services directive.
Different views could be distinguished on Wednesday (23 November) as France and Germany reacted to a compromise reached this week by the European Parliament on the hotly-disputed bill.
The European Parliament's internal market committee on Tuesday (22 November) passed a pro-free market versio...
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