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Date: 23/09/1999
- “I agree with the ECB president that supervision is a matter for national governments. That being so, it is somewhat surprising the president should go on and offer a view as to what the Irish government should be doing.” Irish Deputy Prime Minister Mary Harney attacking European Central Bank chief Wim Duisenberg for taking sides in a debate about whether the Central Bank of Ireland should keep its regulatory functions.
- “The European Union cannot have member states with such human rights problems that people have to make their way into other countries.” Finnish Interior Minister Kari Hakamies insisting that Turkey still had a long way to go to meet the EU's human rights standards.
- “I am still hoping that we will reach agreement on the tax package, but it is a tough row to hoe.” Internal Market Commissioner Frits Bolkestein admitting that it would not be easy to get agreement on the planned EU-wide savings tax by the end of this year.
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