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JTW News - Services directive passes EU test

"Services directive passes EU test
A European Parliament committee has approved a controversial directive designed to create a market in services comparable to its free market in goods.

The Services Directive is a key plank of EU efforts to boost economic growth.

But in its original form it helped to turn French voters against the EU constitution, stoking fears of a flood of cheap labour from new member states."

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