Chirac move threatens opt-out accord

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Series Details 7.11.06
Publication Date 07/11/2006
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Jacques Chirac, French president, vowed 6 November 2006 to continue his fight to scrap Britain's opt-out from European working-time laws, in a last-minute move that could dash hopes of a compromise being negotiated by the Finnish EU Presidency at a meeting in Brussels 7 November 2006.

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BBC News, 7.11.06: EU set for working time showdown http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/6122708.stm

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