Euro-Brummage: the EC. (summit in Birmingham, England)

From: The Economist (US) | Date: October 24, 1992 | Copyright information

The European Community summit in Birmingham, England tried to create ways that would make the Community more accountable to its member nations and allay the fears of those who voted against the Maastricht treaty. It is hoped more can be accomplished at the Dec 1992 Scotland meeting.

IF YOU believed the local newspapers, Birmingham was about to rank alongside Versailles, Brest-Litovsk, Aix-la-Chapelle and other places where statesmen have signed famous pieces of paper. The Declara...