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June 23, 2005
British Diplomats Work To Allay New EU Members' Fears
Ivan Camilleri of The Times of Malta reported June 23, 2005 from Brussels that, "In the wake of last week's failure to agree on the next EU Budget, the UK has initiated a diplomatic "damage control" campaign focused particularly on the 10 new member states considered to be the most badly hit by the talks collapse."
Mr. Camilleri said,"The new member states, including Malta, have already expressed concern over the situation as a late agreement on the financial perspective will mean less time to prepare the necessary and time-consuming groundwork connected to the use of millions of euros in structural and cohesion funds," he wrote.
British Prime Minster Tony Blair is wasting no time as he prepares to assume the presidency of the EU.
See "UK moves to allay new member states' fears" for more.
Posted by Munir Umrani at June 23, 2005 06:45 AM
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