The National Curriculum in particular brings us into line with our EC partners.

German regulations "damaging EC partners" recycling industry

Germany's EC partners are expressing concern over the impact of its strict recycling laws [see above]on their own nascent recycling industries.

He warned that if some EC partners went ahead prematurely it would be a big mistake and Britain would not join them.

The decision was forced on the government by several EC partners who refused to allow it to amend a protocol to the Maastricht Treaty.

There is nothing here - not least the welcome that the rest of our EC partners would express over Britain signing up - that creates insuperable difficulties.

The Danish people politely declined to join the Maastricht venture but that was unacceptable to the other 11 EC partners.

Its EC partners, still bound by their ERM promises, cannot do the same.

Britain and other EC partners argue that this policy defeats the point of a unified EC take-over code.

Britain and its EC partners also refused to assist the US in the re-supply of arms to a temporarily beleaguered Israel.