| Series Title | European Voice |
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| Series Details | 02/07/98, Volume 4, Number 27 |
| Publication Date | 02/07/1998 |
| Content Type | News |
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Date: 02/07/1998 There were sniggers all round during a recent EU ambassadors' meeting to discuss the ongoing - and highly tortuous - trade and liberalisation negotiations between the EU and Switzerland. It fell to top European Commission official François Lamoureux to inform national representatives of the state of play in the talks. However, when the unfortunate Frenchman stressed the importance of the 'Kloten Agreement' in clinching a deal, his comments were greeted with peals of laughter from the Dutch camp. While Lamoureux was under the impression he was talking about one of Switzerland's better-known airports, he was quickly informed that in Dutch the word kloten refers to a particularly vulnerable part of the male anatomy. |
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| Subject Categories | Business and Industry, Politics and International Relations |
| Countries / Regions | Switzerland |
