The Losh Cause
By Chris Losh | 27 September 2005
Chris Losh laments the capitulation of the EU negotiating team in the recent wine trade negotiations with the US, and asks whether Europe may have to make further even more generous concessions in the future to ensure continued access to the valuable US wine market.
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Chris Losh laments the capitulation of the EU negotiating team in the recent wine trade negotiations with the US, and asks whether Europe may have to make further even more generous concessions in the future to ensure continued access to the valuable US wine market.

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