Proceeding contribution from Rob Marris (Labour) in the House of Commons on Monday, 25 February 2008. It occurred during Debate on bill and Committee of the Whole House (HC) on European Union (Amendment) Bill.
European Union (Amendment) Bill
May I gently point out two matters? First, the common foreign policy of the European Union is decided not by qualified majority voting but by unanimity. Secondly, article 214 makes it clear that member states can have their own humanitarian foreign aid programmes, even in the absence of agreement on a European Union humanitarian aid programme. The UK could act in a case in which the European Union chose not to do so.
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- 2007-08
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- Development aid European Union EU common foreign and security policy EU institutions Treaties EU aid Treaty of Lisbon
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- European Union (Amendment) Bill 2007-08
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