Proceeding contribution from Lord Hutton of Furness (Labour) in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 6 February 2008. It occurred during Debate on treaty on Treaty of Lisbon (No. 4).
Treaty of Lisbon (No. 4)
No, there is no weakening of the competitive framework of European Union law at all, and if that is the hon. Gentleman's point, he needs to go back and do his homework. We needed rules that would tackle restrictive practices, vested interests and hidden barriers to trade between member states. Qualified majority voting was the essential prerequisite in establishing that new legal framework. Without it, Europe would not have made the same economic progress that it has in the past 20 years.
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- Competition European Union EU internal trade EU integration EU institutions Treaties European Commission Treaty of Lisbon
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