Eu Rebate Battle: Brussels Threat to Aid for Poorest Regions in Uk
Scotland on Sunday › June 13, 2005
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TONY Blair has been warned that some of the poorest people in Britain could pay the price for his refusal to back down over the UK's multi-billion pound annual rebate from the European Union.
Britain's European partners have told the government that they would target the amount of EU aid channelled towards the poorest regions of the country - some of them in Scotland - if they cannot claw back extra cash from the GBP 3.4bn refund paid to the UK every year.See the full content of this document
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Eu Rebate Battle: Brussels Threat to Aid for Poorest Regions in Uk
The remarkable warning was given by officials from Luxembourg, currently holder of the union presidency, in the run-up to this week's EU summit which promises to be the most bitter gathering of European leaders for several years.
Preparations for the summit have been ...See the full content of this document
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