HC Deb 15 December 1993 vol 234 cc658-9W
21. Mr. Streeter

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what progress is being made towards the enlargement of the European Community.

Mr. Heathcoat-Amory

Good progress has been made during the Belgian Presidency in the negotiations with the four EFTA applicants for Community membership, Norway, Sweden, Austria and Finland. But some difficult issues remain to be settled, notably agriculture and regional policy. Decisive progress is needed in the next few months if the target of entry of these four applicants into the Community by 1 January 1995 is to be met.

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