Martin Chilcott's small British company, Clarity, had to turn away pan-European work for the French bank BNP Paribas.

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"The notion of pan-Asian community is still a work in progress, " said Dennis Hayashi, director of the state Department of Fair Employment and Housing, who previously served in the Clinton administration.

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When that didn't pan out, he spent eight months looking for work, applying for roles as a chef's assistant, dishwasher and whatever else was available.

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He told MPs he could not recall meeting anyone from any justice committee in any member state who wanted to work towards a "single harmonised" pan-European criminal law.

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Much preparatory work has been done since the idea was accepted at a pan-American summit in Miami in 1994.

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