LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

Major vetoes appointment of new EC president

Genre

News report; Interview; Press conference; Speech

TX Date

26 Jun 1994

Year of production

1994

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Duration

00:05:54

Description

David Addis reports on UK Prime Minister John Major’s blocking of the appointment of Belgian Prime Minister Jean-Luc Dehaene as new EC President at the Corfu summit, all other members supported his appointment. With reaction from head of the Foreign Affairs Select Committe David Howell Tory MP; Labour’s John Prescott; Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Martino; Tory Euro-rebel MP Bill Cash; Liberal Democrat leader Paddy Ashdown. Also John Major at the summit on his decision, his opposition to Dehaene, and other candidates including Leon Brittan.

Contributors

David Howell; John Major; John Prescott; Paddy Ashdown; Bill Cash; David Addis; Antonio Martino

Keywords

Politics; International relations; Presidents; Europe; Summits (meetings); John Major; Leon Brittan; Political appointments; EC; Corfu; Jean Luc Dehaene

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