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Proceeding contribution from Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton (Conservative) in the House of Commons on Monday, 27 June 2011. It occurred during Ministerial statement on European Council.


European Council

I can certainly give that assurance. We have actually managed to write into Council conclusions that Europe's spending should mirror what is happening in member states. The decision about the new building was taken, I think, in 2003, when the Labour party was in power. All I can say is that it seems to me that the building in which we hold the European Council has got plenty of space for all of us, and indeed for new members. I think they need to get real in Brussels and in the European Union about recognising the sacrifices that many countries are making in terms of spending restraint, and they need to start showing a bit of spending restraint themselves.


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
530 c631 
Session
2010-12
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Armed conflict Banks EU enlargement Economic and monetary union EU economic policy EU grants and loans Greece Politics and government Public sector debt Small businesses Regulation Croatia European Council Syria Middle East EU immigration Libya European financial stabilisation mechanism
Link
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