| EU’s president and foreign minister 5 hours ago by Kari Last week, relatively unknown Herman van Rompuy and Catherine Ashton were chosen by the EU’s Heads of State over dinner as the EU’s president and foreign minister, respectively. Or that’s how the media story is spun. In reality, the media and most commentators have got it wrong. The EU has worked ex ... Kari's journal - karijournal.com ·  2 references |
| Which Direction for the European Union? 7 hours ago by worldpoliticsblog Most observers were surprised when the European Union named Belgian Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy as the first full-time EU president on Thursday. While the much-hyped candidacy of former front-runner Tony Blair had been unofficially declared dead several weeks ago, observers had been expecting a ... World Politics News Review - worldpoliticsblog.wordpress.com |
| The reality of our position in the EU may now be dawning on people 7 hours ago by Jeff Taylor Gordon Brown now stands accused of sacrificing a powerful economic post in the EU in order to place Baroness Ashton in the Foreign Policy post to upset the Tories. The worry is that the French politician Michel Barnier will become the next internal market commissioner next month. This post oversees ... The Economic Voice - economicvoice.com · Rank: 117,806 · 6 references |
| EU official urges closer ties with Israel 11 hours ago by sandiegojewishworld BRUSSELS (WJC)—European Commission Vice-President Gnter Verheugen of Germany has said that the EU should upgrade its political and economic relations with Israel – frozen after the Gaza war – again and grant Israel the same relationship status with Europe as Norway. “We should give Israel a long-ter ... Sandiegojewishworld's Blog - sandiegojewishworld.wordpress.com |
| Turkey And The EU--It Is About History--And Religion 11 hours ago by History Geek The Islamist leaning government of Turkey is in a bit of a snit over the choice of Belgian Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy as the President of the European Union. The job which is relatively lacking in any semblance of real power went to the colorless Belgian since both France's Nicholas Sarkozy an ... Get a Grip! - historygeeksblog.blogspot.com · Rank: 100,577 · 3 references |
| EU Threat to the Union Jack and National Anthem 12 hours ago by Europe THE favourite to become President of the European Union is determined to replace Britain’s Union Flag and national anthem with “European symbols”. Belgian Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy believes separate national emblems should be scrapped in a drive to create a new Euro identity. He also supports ... The European Union Times - ... - eutimes.net · Rank: 15,452 · 11 references |
| New EU President Rompuy announces 2009 as “first year of global governance” 12 hours ago by Mike Many of us already knew this was what the G-20 and other groups were working on, while others called us conspiracy theorists. Now they just come out in the open and tell you, “we now have global government” (1m:56sec into video) and most hardly noticed the change. Just as they denied the Council on ... www.offmyfrontporch.com - stevescomments.wordpress.com · Rank: 94,941 · 26 references |
| Democracy Has No Future In The European Union 13 hours ago by toryaardvark A Coterie of Levisites The democratic process is something we take for granted in this country; to achieve this we fought a bloody and brutal civil war that split families and friends, executed a king, tried a period of dictatorship and military rule under Cromwell and the Major Generals. Finally we ... The Tory Ardvaark's Blog - toryardvaark.wordpress.com |
| He May Have Fallen Out With Mr Cameron, But He Still Gets It Spot-on On Europe. 13 hours ago by Dreamer From the pen of Dreamer ( Dreaming of a Labour free world) Daniel Hannan: EU is ‘in a democratic mess’ Despite Mr Hannon having fallen out with David Cameron there is no doubting that he has his finger on the pulse of the EU Mr Hannon has written a very interesting article in the Daily Telegraph tod ... The Tory Ardvaark's Blog - toryardvaark.wordpress.com |
