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160 results found for '"Common markets"' in Keywords.

  • Thatcher sums up EEC summit (1985)

    Genre
    Interview

    Antonia Higgs interviews UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher about the EEC summit including failure to reach an agreement on common markets and talks on counteracting terrorism; and on hostages in Beirut in...

  • Thatcher on EEC summit and Northern Ireland (1985)

    Genre
    Interview

    John Fraser interviews UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher about the long-winded EEC summit and disagreements and the Anglo-Irish Agreement with reference to Northern Ireland Secretary Tom King’s comments...

  • Howe concealing US plans to attack Libya? (1986)

    Genre
    News report; Speech

    Report on this morning’s EEC meeting in which Foreign Secretary, Sir Geoffrey Howe was excused of concealing from fellow foreign ministers US plans to attack Libya. Dutch Foreign Minister, Hans Van Den...

  • Meeting of Common Market leaders in London (1986)

    Genre
    News report

    Report on today’s meeting of Common Market leaders, following lunch with the Queen. Includes a description of the arrival of political leaders at the Westminster conference centre venue, and the general...

  • John Gummer on the European butter mountain (1986)

    Genre
    Interview; News report

    Report on Common Market agiculture ministers’ plan to dispose of the EEC butter mountain. UK Agriculture Minister, John Gummer explains the problem to be addressed. Male reporter not identified.

  • Geoffrey Howe agrees sanctions against South Africa will not work (1986)

    Genre
    Interview

    UK Foreign Secretary, Sir Geoffrey Howe on the situation in South Africa. He lists the British objectives, and says that economic sanctions will not work. His advisers are working on a package of measures to...

  • Margaret Thatcher on Geoffrey Howe’s visit to South Africa (1986)

    Genre
    Interview

    Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher after the Common Market Heads of Government meeting in The Hague, where EEC leaders very reluctantly agreed with her not to impose sanctions on South Africa. She believes it...

  • Diplomatic boycotts of Syria (1986)

    Genre
    News report

    Report on Britain’s decision to effect diplomatic boycotts on Syria in retaliation for its harbouring of Nezar Hindawi, a Jordanian terrorist who tried to blow up a British passenger plane. Foreign...

  • Douglas Hurd on European Economic Community meeting (1986)

    Genre
    Interview

    Home Secretary Douglas Hurd following talks with the twelve foreign ministers of the European Economic Community on immigration controls, terrorism and drug trafficking. Topics include the Red Army bombings...

  • Michael Jopling on food production and land use (1987)

    Genre
    Interview

    Michael Jopling, Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food on the Common Market plan to cut back on food production, the changes to land planning and land protection. Male interviewer not identified.