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Business leaders want rethink of EU membership, poll finds
Business leaders call for EU rethink

Most British business leaders think the burden of EU regulations outweighs the benefits of the single market, a new survey finds. An ICM poll of 1,000 chief executives for Open Europe, a think tank that wants an overhaul of the EU, finds 54 per cent believe red tape outweighs the trade benefits, compared to 35… Read more »

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Gordon Brown warns against 'economic patriot policies'
Brown warns against ‘retreat to protectionism’

European leaders must “wake up” to the costs of protectionism and realise that free trade is vital for the global economy, Gordon Brown has said. The chancellor warned that efforts to maintain the common agricultural policy (Cap) and the protection of domestic companies from foreign takeovers threatened the growth of the European single market. The… Read more »