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resources needed for policies in areas other than

agriculture. Only thus will we create the conditions

in which European industry and enterprise can flourish

at home, and compete effectively in the wider world.

18.

That is why the Government wants urgent action to

demolish barriers to trade within the Community. То

enable our peoples to benefit from the dynamism of

domestic market of some 300 million people. At the

same time, we want early progress towards a common

approach to foreign policy, and a steps to make the

Community's cumbersome decision-making process more

responsive to the real needs of our peoples.

tary

Ethiopia

19. The horrifying scale of the catastrophe in

Ethiopia calls for action by the whole international

community. The imperative to save the lives of

Ethiopia's starving thousands transcends political

differences. If we do not act now, and act together,

the victims of our inaction will rest on the conscience

of the critised world.

20. Britain has taken the lead in the international

Already, over the past two years, we

relief effort.

had provided £13m of relief aid to Ethiopia.

In the

last few days, we have sent 6,000 tons of food aid,

worth over £lm, to Ethiopia. We have allocated £5m

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