Blair and Chirac at Loggerheads Deadlock On Uk Rebate After Showdown at Elysee Palace
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EUROPE faced complete deadlock last night on the key issues of its future budget and constitution after Tony Blair emerged from his showdown with Jacques Chirac still at loggerheads, making a deal at tomorrow's Brussels summit nigh on impossible.
After a 90-minute meeting with the French president at the Elyse Palace in Paris, the prime minister admitted that, while it had been "immensely amicable", there had been a "sharp disagreement" over France's demand that Britain offer a "gesture of solidarity" and give up its pounds-3bn annual EU rebate.See the full content of this document
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Blair and Chirac at Loggerheads Deadlock On Uk Rebate After Showdown at Elysee Palace
Furthermore, following the Franco-Dutch rejection of the new treaty, Mr Blair said the period of reflection for Europe's leaders on the new treaty should last "a period of...
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