EU commissioner Charlie McCreevy has defended his stance in a labour law row between Sweden and Latvia, saying he does not question the Scandinavian social model, but wants to see it respecting Europe's internal market.
The internal market commissioner appeared before the European Parliament on Tuesday (25 October), after MEPs had asked him to explain recent remarks he made on Sweden’s employment relations.
Mr McCreevy told parliamentarians he found it "extraordinary" that he had ...
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