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Schröder Attacks EU at His Final Summit

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"As you are no doubt aware, this wasn't a summit where any groundbreaking decisions were made," he told reporters after the meeting of the 25 European heads of state ended outside of London Thursday night.

Schröder let loose with a sharp string of criticism for the Anglo-Saxon social model, saying it should "certainly not" be used as an example for the rest of the EU and stressing that Europe needs to hold to its social roots.

"We should not accept social dumping or the undermining of environmental standards in the name of services liberalization," he said, addressing the other 24 heads of state at the informal meeting. "People in Europe are ready for change, and reform, but they need this with social change."

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