BELGIUM: BRITAIN'S ROY JENKINS STARTS TERM AS HEAD OF EUROPEAN COMMON MARKET COMMISSION WITH PLEA FOR HELP FOR WEAKER MEMBER STATES.

Record ID: 584951

  • Title: BELGIUM: BRITAIN'S ROY JENKINS STARTS TERM AS HEAD OF EUROPEAN COMMON MARKET COMMISSION WITH PLEA FOR HELP FOR WEAKER MEMBER STATES.
  • Date: 6th January 1977
  • Summary: 1. SV Jenkins entering room 0.10 2. CU Cameraman 0.11 3. SV Jenkins seated talking to colleague 0.26 4. SV Other European delegates 0.29 5. SV PULL BACK Jenkins talking 0.37 6. SV Newsmen 0.42 7. SV Jenkins speaking Shot 7 1.46 TRANSCRIPT: SEQ. 7: JENKINS: "We must combat the growing divergences in the economies of our member states, not of course by weakening the strong -- but by strengthening the weak. Above all we must remember our underlying and continuing purposes, our means are and have been economic, our end remains as it was from the beginning -- political. It is to make the European union..... ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Another problem facing the community's decision taking council of ministers is to decide how to share out fish quotas now that the Common Market has adopted 200 mile territorial waters. Initials BB/0400 Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
  • Embargoed: 21st January 1977 12:00
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  • Location: BRUSSELS, BELGIUM
  • Country: Belgium
  • Reuters ID: LVA5A5Y044Y6PH5GPWKFR0WLI66C
  • Story Text: Britain's Roy Jenkins on his first day as head of the European Common Market Commission on Thursday (6 January), made a plea for help for weaker member states so that the Common Market can achieve its goal of European union.

    SYNOPSIS: Mr. Jenkins is replacing outgoing President Francois-Xavier Ortoli of France. Of the 13 men in M. Ortoli's team, six -- including M. Ortoli himself -- will figure in Mr. Jenkins' new team.

    Direct elections to a European parliament -- to which the commission will be accountable -- will take place during Mr. Jenkins' term of office. A major problem facing Mr. Jenkins is the community's common agricultural policy which is the biggest drain on the community's budget and beset with disputes among the nine member states. Mr. Jenkins gave a brief press statement before presiding over his first executive session outlining what he hopes to do in his period of office.

    ...committed to the principles of justice, of individual freedom of intellectual integrity and social fairness and this is the time even in the teeth of difficulties, which certainly exist, for a new and decisive advance."
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