Sir Henry Plumb first British President of European Parliament

Title

Sir Henry Plumb first British President of European Parliament

Genre

News report; Speech

TX Date

21 Jan 1986

Year of production

1986

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Duration

00:02:42

Description

Report on Sir Henry Plumb’s election to the post of President of the European Parliament. He will be the first Briton to hold the post. In his introductory address, Plumb talks about the Parliament’s credibility problem, and US taxes on EEC imports, among other subjects. Male reporter not identified.

Contributors

Henry Plumb

Keywords

USA; Politics; Imports; Taxation; EEC; UK; Political leadership; European Parliament; Presidents; Europe; Henry Plumb

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