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They have toned it down so much that we are left with the question whether the single market in public sector information will function in the longer term, let alone the short term.
Ils ont tellement affaibli la proposition que l'on se demande en fin de compte si le marché unique des informations du secteur public fonctionnera à long terme et, a fortiori, à court terme.
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