The EU's trade commissioner Peter Mandelson has slammed Paris for its tough stance against farm liberalisation, ahead of important world trade negotiations starting in Hong Kong in a few weeks’ time.
"With its criticism, France has done no favour to itself or to the EU", Mr Mandelson said in an interview with German daily Berliner Zeitung.
"In this way, they [the French] have given the impression that they are the single European brake [on progress], while other EU countries were ...
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Lisbeth founded EUobserver in 2000 and is responsible to the Board for effective strategic leadership, planning and performance. After graduating from the Danish School of Media and Journalism, she worked as a journalist, analyst, and editor for Danish media.