This is arguably a slightly specious argument: grumbly, Eurosceptic Britain is a European champion at attracting foreign direct investment.
In Paris on Monday, Mittal pledged to create a European champion, protect European jobs and respect European labor conditions, and that the combined entity would be based in Luxembourg.
Juncker said his government backed Arcelor's strategic plan and did not share Mittal's view that the combined company could form a European industrial champion.
Creating a single functioning market would form a single European energy champion - the European Gas Market.
Morgan, a former European junior champion, was as surprised as anyone by his triumph, particularly as he has been struggling with a heel injury of late.
Chris Griffiths, 41, of Upper Killay, Swansea, is a two-times European surf champion and was on hand to demonstrate the art of riding a wave to the royal couple.
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Oldham's triumph capped a remarkable day of cup action in England where European champion Chelsea was fortunate to escape with a 2-2 draw at third-tier Brentford.
Dawson, a former world and European paratriathlon champion who suffers from X-rated retinoschisis, also praised "Rainbow Touch" -- an idea which uses panels of color and textures on sports clothing to help visually-impaired athletes identify teammates.
Chambers, who will be partnered in the British team by former world junior 100m and 200m Harry Aikines-Aryeetey, became the world's third fastest ever over 60m when he clocked 6.42 secs in Turin to be crowned European Indoor champion a year ago.
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The 41-year-old, a three-time major champion and the European Tour's all-time leading money winner, set up a foundation in 1999 that focuses on kids from families with limited resources.
Dagenham's Cook, 27, is a former British, European and Commonwealth champion and is undefeated in 27 professional encounters.
Cook, a former British, Commonwealth and European champion, had never before been floored and was unbeaten in 27 encounters coming into the fight.
With us is Brownlee's 19-year-old brother Jonny, European junior champion, and a whippet-skinny cyclist mate of theirs called Josh.
Cook, a former undefeated British, Commonwealth and European champion, lost to American Steven Luevano when they fought for the vacant WBO crown, but he believes he holds an advantage over his opponent as he steps up a division.
The 20-year-old European junior 100m champion showed he has the ability to challenge for a medal at the European Indoor Championships in Birmingham in March.
Nokia was a leader for fifteen years an an official European champion.
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Britain's only boxer in Athens, Khan, who had impressed in the previous round by teaching European champion Dimitar Stilianov of Bulgaria a lesson, did not waste any time on Tuesday.
European champion Turner won the race in a time of 13.38 seconds, with Will Sharman second and Lawrence Clarke dipping on the line to take bronze.
But Thaxton expects the Olympic silver medallist to give Romanov a wide berth after his emphatic defeat by the European lightweight champion.
Turner, ranked third in Europe in 2010, won his heat in 13.48 seconds after European champion Stanislav Olijar had been disqualified for a false start.
Cook was floored five times by the American en route to an 11th-round knockout, but the former British, European and Commonwealth featherweight champion says he will be a different proposition at the higher weight.
European triple jump champion Tatyana Lebedeva took top spot with a best effort of 6.92m.
France 0, Spain 1: For the first time in years, there was a hint of doubt about Spain this week, a sense that the most dominant side in the world, the double European champion and World Cup holder, was finally fallible.
Heidi Krieger, the 1986 European women's shot-put champion, became Andreas Krieger after a sex-change operation in 1997.
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But the heart of the issue is an economic one: Why should, say, Spain's Real Madrid , the European champion club, care that its two star players, Zidane, a Frenchman, and Figo, a Portugeuse, be fit for the World Cup?
Despite an early wobble, Ukhov overcame the European outdoor champion and fellow Russian, Alexandr Shustov, to retain his title with a world-leading jump of 2.38m.
Meanwhile, Mr Brown is these days in danger of becoming the champion of both the Labour left and the anti-European Tory press: a strange political base for the party's arch-moderniser.
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