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Article: French PM describes Britain's EU rebate as relic of "ancien regime"
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- June 21, 2005
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French PM describes Britain's EU rebate as relic of "ancien
regime"
PARIS, June 21 (Xinhua) -- French Prime Minister Dominique de
Villepin on Tuesday described Britain's annual rebate from the
European Union (EU) budget as a relic of the "ancien regime."
"The British cheque is ... a legacy of the past, an antiquated
legacy, no longer with any purpose," he told French parliament.
"This British cheque -- and I say it with all the friendship that
I bear for the British people -- is a veritable expense from the
ancien ...