Mario Monti of Bocconi University in Milan has found that only 20% of services provided in the European Union have a cross-border component, for instance.

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The lunches tended to have a more educational component, so for instance at Jaleo, the outpost of superstar Spanish chef Jose Andres, he demonstrated how to make paella, the centerpiece of the meal, over the only wood burning restaurant paella grill in the nation.

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