The European Commission has come up with a renewed "social agenda" to highlight its efforts for better protection of citizens, despite criticism by some in the European Parliament and in national capitals, accusing Brussels of a narrow focus on economic growth and the internal market.
"Europe's social dimension has never been as relevant as it is today," commission president Jose Manuel Barroso said on Wednesday (2 July) in a statement on a package of documents addressing the key social...
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