EU populists echo Trump's protectionist rhetoric
Regions where job losses and cheap imports have taken a toll provide fertile ground for opponents of free trade
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AFTER decades of dismantling barriers, Europe is finding free trade comes with political tariffs.
For all the focus on the backlash against migrant workers, research by two academics shows the regions of Europe hit by cheaper imports and related job losses are fertile ground for groups that echo US President Donald Trump's protectionist rhetoric.
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