My view is that the Government could negotiate a different set of criteria, which might involve a longer period, if they were linked to an equalisation of the economic imbalances between respective member states. That is the key.
European Union (Croatian Accession and Irish Protocol) Bill
Proceeding contribution from
David Nuttall
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 27 November 2012.
It occurred during Debate on bills
and
Committee of the Whole House (HC) on European Union (Croatian Accession and Irish Protocol) Bill.
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