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<p>The Government's priorities are to reform the EU so that it is more flexible, competitive
and democratically accountable. We want to see further deepening of the Single European
Market, especially in services; an ambitious and sustained drive to cut red tape,
and successful free trade negotiations with the United States, Japan and other countries.
We are also seeking greater powers for groups of national parliaments to block or
review EU legislation; an end to benefit tourism, and the development of Economic
and Monetary Union in a way that safeguards the interests of countries which have
chosen not to join the Euro. The Government has already made progress in delivering
reform, including cutting the EU budget for the first time and securing reforms of
the Common Fisheries Policy that include a ban on discards and a shift to the regional
and local management of fisheries.</p>
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