The EU an Ailing Dinosaur

[Freddie]

The French are losing jobs due to China's exports to the EU so Peter ****lifter Mandelson is going to force them to stop it, he has as much chance of that as humping Kylie

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4478101.stm

 

[WoodYouLike]

ridicules! I hear nobody putting a block on textile imports/manufacturing in Eastern Countries by European companies!

 

[Damocles]

She the one who used to go around with Jason Donovan?


More a newly hatched velociraptor, I think.

 

[pipme]

More about China and it's membership of the

http://www.wto.org/english/thewto_e/countries_e/china_e.htm

There is more to all of this than meets the eye !

..Textiles
Upon accession China will become a party to the Agreement on Textiles and Clothing and will be subject to its rights and obligations. As for all WTO members, quotas on textiles will end at 31 December 2004, but there will be a safeguard mechanism in place until the end of 2008 permitting WTO Member Governments to take action to curb imports in case of market disruptions caused by Chinese exports of textile products... .

All agreed upon accession by China..... Hence the ripples !! Tis all in the small print ..

 

[planenut]

(very strange, that mispelling getting through in the first paragraph!)

The EU's not been the same since the French got in.................and yes I do know they were in at the beginning.

 

[pipme]

Isn't the EU acting on behalf of it's members in the

And due to the agreements made, rightly challenging China's actions, or lack of !!
Not surprised at this apparent lack of compliance with signed agreements.. they are inveterate entrepreneurs.