European leaders meet for Brussels summit

Title

European leaders meet for Brussels summit

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

12 Dec 1993

Year of production

1993

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Duration

00:04:38

Description

Report from the GATT trade talks in Brussels. John Major comments on proposals for a trans-European roadway, and opposes proposals that Brussels should fund the project itself. The summit also discusses unemployment in Europe, and John Major comments on the difficult task of finding a common agreement over trade. He also comments on his talks with Albert Reynolds, the Irish Prime Minister, over peace talks in Ulster. John Fraser reports.

Contributors

John Major; John Fraser

Keywords

Economics; Ireland; International relations; Prime ministers; Peacemaking; Summits (meetings); Trade; GATT; Brussels; International trade agreements; Albert Reynolds

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