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Politics

Inside Europe: The poetry of protectionism

John Laurenson Angouleme
April 27, 2017

One of the main issues dividing French presidential candidates Macron and Le Pen is protectionism. However, it was local-level lawmakers behind an initiative which has spread across France in a direct challenge to the EU. The "Moliere clause" bans employees based in other EU countries from working on French building sites if they can't speak French.

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