§ Keith VazTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on Danish proposals to alter the financial terms for the countries applying for EU membership in 2004. [85058]
§ Mr. MacShaneThe Danish Presidency has tabled final proposals to EU candidates including increases in some agricultural quotas and in financing. The Government remains determined to conclude the enlargement negotiations at the Copenhagen European Council (12–13 December). The final agreement must be fair and respect the agreement reached at the Berlin European Council in 1999 on financing enlargement.