HC Deb 18 January 2000 vol 342 cc406-7W
24. Mr. Loughton

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what progress has been made in co-operation with EU partners over matters of trade and finance in the past 12 months. [104215]

Mr. Vaz

We have been working closely with our EU partners to improve the functioning of the EU economy—work that will help to increase employment and prosperity throughout the 15 member states. That policy approach is outlined in the Presidency Conclusions from the Cologne and Helsinki European Councils.

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