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...That may be an overreaction. Such claims "are quite patently absurd," complains William Lakin, director general of Euratex, which represents E.U. textile producers, because there's plenty of other merchandise made in the E.U. and elsewhere available. Lakin says that any fixes to the original deal should be minimal. Still, the prevailing wind has changed. Mandelson, now under pressure from more free trade-minded governments including Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands and Sweden, last week announced that there was "a serious glitch" in his June deal and dispatched a team of officials to Beijing to try to renegotiate part...
...based Christian Aid. But there's also concern for producers closer to home. The E.U. took in around 20% of global textile and clothing imports in 2002. With China already the bloc's biggest supplier, the end of quotas "will have serious consequences for the European industry," says Bill Lakin, director-general of European trade body Euratex. Brussels could yet trigger safeguards should Chinese imports explode. You can be sure it won't need 10 years to do so. The Schroders' Pet Project With German unemployment approaching 11%, Chancellor Gerhard Schröder understands the need to protect jobs...
...opening of the Harvard University Police Department (HUPD) safety video, which has been shown to first-years annually since its 1990 filming. But HUPD denies responsibility for the kitschy scene. “It was all the kids’ idea,” says Sgt. Brian Lakin...
...call," Officer Brian Lakin said...
Outside Austin Hall, McCauley and Morley were caught and arrested by officers Lakin, Andrew Gilbert, George White and David McLane...