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PM/CHANCELLOR KOHL
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11 NOVEMBER 1992
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has shown in the development of the new federal states and I think
the programme of the visit also shows that today, and this has been mentioned, Great Britain has moved into second place amongst foreign investors in the new federal states of Eastern Germany.
At the forefront of our consultations, the Prime Minister
mentioned this of course, were the preparations for the European Council in Edinburgh. It is in our joint interest for this
meeting in Edinburgh to be a great success. In the course of the special meeting in Birmingham we conducted much useful preparatory work and we agreed that it is now time to ensure in these few weeks in the run up to Edinburgh that we lay down clear guidelines and above all criteria for the application of the principle of subsidiarity, we need to develop these criteria, this is going to
be a most decisive point for our consultations in Edinburgh and
this also corresponds with the wishes of our population.
The Prime Minister and myself agree, and I think almost all our
colleagues in the Community agree, that we also need to discuss in
Edinburgh the wrong developments which took place in the past and
we need to correct these false developments.
Açainst the background of the discussions which have taken place
over the last few months in connection with the Maastricht Treaty
it is now time for us to do everything we can in order to ensure
that we develop the picture of a democratic Europe which is close
to its citizens and in which we respect national identity and
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