Hewitt says EU jobs fears unfounded

UK companies should benefit rather than suffer from the entry of 10 new countries into the European Union, despite fears about the impact of low-cost competition, according to the Department of Trade and Industry in a report issued May 2004.

Department of Trade and Industry: Trade and investment implications of EU Enlargement, April 2004 http://www.bis.gov.uk/files/file19584.pdf

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