CONFIDENTIAL
FM LUXEMBOURG
TO DESKBY 26140OZ FCO
TELNO 106
OF 26083OZ APRIL 90
CONFIDENTIAL
INFO IMMEDIATE UKREP BRUSSELS, DUBLIN
INFO PRIORITY OTHER EC POSTS
(FRAME GENERAL)
DUBLIN EUROPEAN COUNCIL: LUXEMBOURG APPROACH
SUMMARY
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MDHIAN 8309
See para 8. pl. ask WED
when would the next
opportunity be?
J26/4
Mr thands will be in Luxerubany
on
23/5. We came be included in briefing if we
wish.
1 DISCUSSION WITH POLITICAL DIRECTOR CONFIRMS A GOOD DEAL OF COMMON GROUND BOTH ON POLITICAL UNION AND GERMANY. LUXEMBOURG WILL ARGUE AGAINST PARALLEL IGCS BUT WILL ACCEPT THAT IGC ON EMU SHOULD COMPLETE ITS WORK BY MID-1991 AND IGC ON POLITICAL UNION BY END OF YEAR.
2. A CASE FOR EXPRESSING APPRECIATION OF NEW LUXEMBOURG VISA SCHEME FOR HONG KONG CITIZENS DURING MARGINS.
DETAIL
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3. I CALLED YESTERDAY ON POLITICAL DIRECTOR KASEL. HE WENT THROUGH WITH ME THE BRIEF HE HAS DRAFTED FOR SANTER. THIS WILL BE FINALISED AT A MEETING WITH MINISTERS LATER TODAY BUT IS UNLIKELY TO BE RADICALLY CHANGED.
EC INSTITUTIONAL REFORM
4. THE PROPOSED LINE BUILDS ON POOS' REMARKS TO FOREIGN MINISTERS LAST WEEKEND AND THE IDEAS FLOATED EARLIER WITH THE IRISH FOREIGN MINISTER (MY TELNO 86 OF 6 APRIL). THE MAIN POINTS ARE:
(A) ACCEPT AIMS OF EMU AND POLITICAL UNION AND AGREE TO PREPARATORY WORK ON BOTH SUBJECTS.
(B) ACCEPT AIM THAT WORK ON BOTH SUBJECTS SHOULD BE COMPLETE BY THE END OF 1991 ALLOWING FOR TREATY RATIFICATION IN 1992 AND ENTRY INTO FORCE 1.1.93.
(C) PRESS FOR FIRST SIX MONTHS OF 1991 (I.E. LUXEMBOURG
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