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Doug Bereuter: “This is an untenable stance for a major trading power; the EU should abandon it before doing any more damage to the…”

On the recordMay 18, 1999
This is an untenable stance for a major trading power; the EU should abandon it before doing any more damage to the global trading system.
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Doug Bereuter
Source
congress.gov
May 18, 1999

Editor's note · Context

Critique of the EU's position on hormone-treated beef and its impact on global trade.

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