POLISH AND SPANISH REPRESENTATION AT THE IGC

Early day motion 314, tabled 17 December 2003 by Marquess of Lothian (Conservative). Signed by 47 members.

That this House congratulates the Polish and Spanish delegations to the recent EU Inter-Governmental Conference for showing fortitude and resolve in the face of unrelenting pressure from the larger member states of the EU; notes that their representatives stood up for their national interests and refused to sign up to a constitution that reneged on the commitments proposed in the Nice Treaty; and hopes that other EU and accession country leaders, particularly the United Kingdom, will show similar resolve in future EU talks which concern the way a future Europe is run.

Signatures by party: Conservative 46, Independent Conservative 1.