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"The Olympics is the only real lever we have to make China act," says a British MEP (Photo: Wikipedia)

Call for EU to boycott China Olympics over Burma

The centre-right and liberal groups in the European Parliament have joined forces to call for the EU's boycott of the 2008 Olympic games in China as a way of prompting Beijing to exert its influence over Burma.

With the backing of the largest EPP-ED group and the third largest liberal ALDE group, the parliament's vice-president Edward McMillan-Scott is set to officially request the Portuguese presidency and UK prime minister Gordon Brown for action.

"The consensus around the Europ...

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"The Olympics is the only real lever we have to make China act," says a British MEP (Photo: Wikipedia)

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