France’s Prime Minister Wades Into Liberalisation Debate, Claiming Online Restrictions Have Gone “Too Far”
Executive Summary
France's Prime Minister Edouard Philippe intervenes in the debate over whether to liberalize the country's still very traditional pharmacy market.
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