Cameron hails EU force for recovery
After the first EU summit for two years to focus on growth rather than gloom, he said yesterday a dozen nations were now steering an agenda for swift action to restore jobs and prosperity.
He said: “Today in Brussels we have made our voice heard.
“The [summit] communique has been fundamentally rewritten in line with our demands.”
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Hide AdOn Thursday he complained that those demands – firm timetables for action on open markets, trade and slashing red tape hampering business competitivity – were being ignored in favour of vague pledges on “fiscal consolidation”, a broader tax base, and a 2020 target for boosting employment to 75 per cent of the available European workforce.
Yesterday, after changes to emphasise the aims of the Anglo-Dutch led alliance of 12 member states, the Prime Minister said there were now clear commitments on deepening the single market in services, opening up “regulated professions” to pan-European competition and setting targets for cutting red tape, particularly for firms with fewer than ten workers.