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Article: Jenkins laments Euro-nihilists' Hitler neurosis; Inside Parliament
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- The Independent (London, England)
- Article date:
- May 23, 1996
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A powerful appeal to the Government to move quickly to restore
its deteriorating relations with Germany was made yesterday by Lord
Jenkins of Hillhead, the former Labour Cabinet minister.
Describing John Major, in his policy of non-co-operation with
Europe, as showing the "rather pathetic signs of a weak man trying
to use strong language", Lord Jenkins said good relations between
Britain and Germany were crucial.
Opening a debate on the issue in the House of Lords, he lamented
the "growing neurosis" in Britain's attitude to Germany and the
attacks by Tory "Euro-nihilists" on Chancellor Kohl.
"It is a Europeanised Germany and not a German Europe that
{Kohl} wants." Yet in parts of the press ...