Bruton stands up for 'crucial' EU business

The Irish Prime Minister John Bruton, whose government takes over the European Union Presidency next month, rounded on the British Government last night for its "deplorable" disruption of crucial EU business. After talks in Bonn with the German Chancellor Helmut Kohl, Mr Bruton said both l...

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Published inIndependent (London, England : 1986)
Main Author KATHERINE BUTLER Bonn Sarah Helm Brussels and Colin Brown
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London (UK) Independent Digital News & Media 05.06.1996
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Summary:The Irish Prime Minister John Bruton, whose government takes over the European Union Presidency next month, rounded on the British Government last night for its "deplorable" disruption of crucial EU business. After talks in Bonn with the German Chancellor Helmut Kohl, Mr Bruton said both leaders agreed that Britain must not be allowed to wreck the Florence summit. The attack came as splits emerged in the Government over the strategy of blocking European measures to bring about a lifting of the ban on exports. But senior ministers said reducing the blocking action would encourage Britain's partners to go further in lifting the beef ban. "Major has got to get himself off this hook. We have got to find a way out. We can't let the blocking go on indefinitely," said one. They are pressing Mr Major to announce a victory and reduce the retaliatory action before the Florence summit in three weeks, although the chances of winning any meaningful framework for the lifting of the ban before then appeared yesterday to be slight.
ISSN:0951-9467