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Trade unions oppose EU plans to scrap several social-protection bills (Photo: European Commission)

Trade unions fight back on de-regulation initiative

Trade unions have fiercely attacked Brussels' plan to scrap several social protection laws, but EU industry hopes the de-regulation campaign announced by commission president Jose Manuel Barroso will move from words to deeds.

European trade union leader John Monks reacted angrily to yesterday’s statements by commission president Jose Manuel Barroso, announcing an initiative to ditch more than 60 EU draft laws pending in the EU institutions.

Mr Monks argues such a move puts in risk...

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Trade unions oppose EU plans to scrap several social-protection bills (Photo: European Commission)

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