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a western diplomat
@westerndiplomat
Assignments in China, Africa, EU and on military ops. Interested in all areas of public life. Personal views, not representative of any organization.
Jun 26, 2020 • 8 tweets • 4 min read
#ThisWeekInDiplomacy #OTD in 1989, the Madrid European Summit saw UK isolated in opposing Delors plan linking Monetary Union and Social Charter.

There had been much internal wrangling in London in days prior... Charles Powell, a foreign affairs adviser to PM Thatcher, suggested on 21 June, a form of words for Cabinet: hold out on Social Chapter but agree to beginnings of ERM without a firm commitment to join - knowing that stages 2 and 3 may never happen. ImageImageImageImage