Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 8 February 2023
Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs
Fiftieth Anniversary of Ireland’s Accession to the European Community: Discussion
Brendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour) | Oireachtas source
I remember those negotiations and going to the Cabinet Office in London. The British position on the European budget at the time was that they did not want a cent of additionality and would not ask for anything. The agreement we had to come to was that, if we asked, the British would not object.
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