Eurozone statement
11 October 2011 (updated on 11 October 2011)
Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, made a statement to the House of Commons on Monday 10 October on the situation in the eurozone.
Watch and read the statement and the views expressed by MPs on Parliament TV and in Commons Hansard. Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer, Ed Balls, responded to the statement on behalf of the Opposition.
- Parliament TV: Statement on the eurozone
- Commons Hansard: Statement on the eurozone
- Topics: Economic and monetary union
- HM Treasury (external website)
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