Commission President Jaques Santer yesterday (5 March) attacked French car maker Renault…

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Series Details 06/03/97, Volume 3, Number 09
Publication Date 06/03/1997
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Date: 06/03/1997

...for failing to “respect the spirit” of EU laws on the consultation of workers in the way it went about closing a plant in Belgium, with the loss of 3,100 jobs. “Mr Santer regrets the way in which Renault have managed the closure,” said his spokesman, adding that it was “a serious blow to European confidence” and suggesting workers might take the firm to court to challenge the way the decision was taken.

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