» Thursday, October 2, 2008

Economy: Meeting in Paris

Asked about the Prime Minister s telephone conversation with President Sarkozy, the Prime Minister s Spokesman (PMS) said that the Prime Minister had confirmed on the telephone call that he would attend the meeting in Paris on Saturday. President Sarkozy informed the Prime Minister that it was not the case that the French were proposing […]

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Economy: Ireland

Asked if the Prime Minister was concerned about the situation in Ireland, the PMS said that this was a matter for Ireland. We had been in close contact with our Irish colleagues, as well as our other EU partners. The subject of enforcement of single market legislation was a matter for the European Commission to […]

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Economy: Committee

Asked about the idea of some sort of an economic committee, the PMS said that we were not in a position to make any announcements at this point. Clearly, there were big changes taking place in the global economy that had an impact on a wide range of Government departments, and therefore it was right […]

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Business for New Europe Meeting

Asked if there were any banks at the breakfast this morning, the PMS said that there were a number of financial institutions represented but people were there as representatives because of their interests in European matters; it was not a breakfast to discuss financial matters. Asked if the Business Secretary was at the breakfast, the […]

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Reshuffle

Asked about the possibility of a reshuffle, the PMS said that the Prime Minister was very focused on economic issues at the moment. Asked why the BBC had confidently predicted a reshuffle in the next couple of days, the PMS said that there was always speculation about reshuffles. A lot of newspapers and other outlets […]

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