17.
There can be no doubt that sound financial
management must be the basis for the future development
of the Community. It is the key which will unlock
resources 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 steps to make the
Community's cumbersome decision-making process more
responsive to the real needs of our citizens.
Ethiopia
19. The horrifying scale of the catastrophe in
Ethiopia calls for a carefully coordinated effort by
the whole international community. The imperative to
save the lives of Ethiopia's starving millions
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. [That is
why I have urged the UN Secretary-General to appoint a
coordinator so that all our efforts will together bring
real help to those in need.]
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