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Former European Commissioner Lord Mandelson told a lunchtime meeting of European correspondents that it would be a mistake to assume that only Britain’s eurosceptics were raising questions about the EU’s governance.

The French Ambassador for Human Rights told FPA members that the best way to encourage human rights around the world was to establish cultural, scientific, economic and military links with other governments. A dialogue on human rights could then be built up in parallel.