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Two striking phrases appear in Tony Blair’s 2002 Labour Conference speech – the famous “We have been at our best when at our boldest” and a lesser known line “Thanks to the brilliance and vision of Gordon Brown we (...)
3 Feb. 2010 | 2 comments | Jon Worth
As quoted in this piece at EUObserver : A former British EU ambassador, Stephen Wall, also poured cold water on the scheme, saying that the appointment is about balancing national and political interests in Europe, rather than individual merit. (...)
20 nov. 2009 | | Jon Worth
It has been widely trailed that David Cameron is going to outline his new European policy today, after capitulating yesterday on the Treaty of Lisbon issue. The feral members of the Tory Party are baying for blood, so what is Cameron going to give them ? (...)
4 nov. 2009 | | Jon Worth
Enough is enough. Why, oh why, are we re-establishing border controls in Europe, at least as far as night train passengers are concerned ? On the Amsterdam-München CityNightLine service last weekend Netherlands Police boarded the train at Venlo and shone (...)
30 oct. 2009 | 3 comments | Jon Worth
No sooner have the Irish ratified the Treaty of Lisbon than a campaign starts to try to get an Irish citizen nominated to be President of the European Council - Mary Robinson, former Irish President. If you back her candidacy you can join the (...)
9 oct. 2009 | | Jon Worth
Hoping for the continuation of the grand coalition was the best the SPD could hope for before yesterday’s Bundestagswahl. In the end the result was even worse than that : 23.1% and a historic low vote for the social democrats. Guido (...)
29 sep. 2009 | | Jon Worth
I’m just home after having endured one of the most unpleasant experiences I can remember in an EU institution. Really remarkable. I’ve had meetings in the European Parliament on two consecutive days (yesterday and today) with two different (...)
8 sep. 2009 | | Jon Worth
There’s an interesting article in Le Monde today speculating once more about a role for François Fillon as a possible candidate for the Presidency of the Commission. The story goes broadly like this : José Manuel Barroso secured the nomination of (...)
7 sep. 2009 | | Jon Worth
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