European Defence Ministers (Hansard, 6 March 1990)

§ 31. Mr. Cohen
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the EUCLID meeting of European Defence Ministers on 20 and 21 February.

§ 78. Mr. Nigel Griffiths
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the EUCLID meeting of European Defence Ministers on 20 and 21 February.

§ 84. Mr. Turner
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the EUCLID meeting of European Defence Ministers on 20 and 21 February.

§ 112. Mr. Jack Thompson
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the EUCLID meeting of European Defence Ministers on 20 and 21 February.

§ Mr. Alan Clark
The Defence Ministers of the independent European programme group (IEPG) nations met at Gleneagles on 21 February. Among other matters, they discussed the EUCLID European research and technology programme and expressed satisfaction at the progress made on the outlined plan for the programme and endorsed some of the principles which will govern how the work will he undertaken. They also endorsed the aim of having a memorandum of understanding ready for signature this year, and looked to nations to implement the programme as soon as possible thereafter. They welcomed the valuable relationship developing between the EUCLID governmental organisations and the European defence industries group (EDIG), and stressed its importance for the success of EUCLID.
A copy of the communiqué issued after the meeting has been placed in the Library of the House.