Category: European Politics
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Strengthen the EU Commission?
Another article on the EU today in the IHT. This time its the turn of Giles Merritt, secretary-general of Friends of Europe. He makes a worthwhile point out at the start about the declining population of Europe, this is going to lead to Europe’s demise in my view and the efforts he speaks of are…
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Is the EU becoming lethargic?
Ken Roth writes a worthwhile piece in today’s Herald Tribune. He talks about human rights in the EU and how the EU no longer defends them as much as it used to. Interesting points, but I have my reservations
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Solana on EU and Turkey
My arch nemesis since the day he was appointed as High Representative of the EU’s Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP). Javier Solana is someone have come to dislike within the EU, he is an example of a person who seeks a greater EU, and was never elected to make decisions for me, or any…
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God in the Constitution?
The Herald Tribune has an interesting piece by its regular contributor William Pfaff. The Convention on Europe is deciding whether there should be a reference to Christianity in the European Constitution. I do not believe there should be a European Constitution, God in it or not. I believe that the designs particular Europeans have for…