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Commissioner McCreevy will defend Latvian workers in court (Photo: European Commission)

McCreevy locks horns with Swedish unions

The European Commission has spoken out against Scandinavian style collective wage agreements saying they breach EU laws on free movement.

During a visit to Stockholm on Wednesday (5 October) internal market commissioner Charlie McCreevy said that he would speak out against such agreements in a forthcoming European Court of Justice (ECJ) case where the principle is to be tested for the first time.

The commissioner hit out at how the Swedish government handled a conflict between a L...

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Commissioner McCreevy will defend Latvian workers in court (Photo: European Commission)

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