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In search of a European identity

September 26, 2006
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A new Euromyth…

It’s been a while, but something new from me over at The Sharpener: the snappily-titled A new Euromyth – born from the EU doing its job exactly as it should. (I’ll never make a Sun Sub-editor…)

August 30, 2006
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“Une sorte de maladie de langueur, de fatigue generalisee”

Thus spake France’s Minister for European Affairs, Catherine Colonna, giving her opinion of the state of the EU to the assembled ranks of the French Ambassadorial elite. Packed with (if we’re honest, fairly astute) criticisms of the current way the … Continue reading

July 28, 2006
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Subsidy abuse

The Department for the Environment, Foor and Rural Affairs (Defra) under Margaret Beckett – now off fixing the Middle East as Condoleeza Rice’s bitch Britain’s Foreign Secretary – has repeatedly cocked up farm subsidy payments through an ongoing mismanagement that … Continue reading

July 26, 2006
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Is Poland going potty?

OK, so they’ve got a set of identical twins running the country – unusual, but not necessarily mad – yet they do seem to be ushering in some potentially worrying electoral changes and acting somewhat vindictively towards political opponents. Now … Continue reading

July 17, 2006
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Ukraine update

Following last Wednesday’s worrying Ukraine update, more rather concerning analysis from Scott at Foreign Notes: “in a country where there is no rule of law, and Kushnaryov’s statement that they would install Yanukovych as PM no matter what the president … Continue reading

July 7, 2006
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Berlusconi: fraud

Good news for the end of the week: Berlusconi to be tried for fraud. And, please note, “Lawyer David Mills, the estranged husband of British Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell, has also been ordered to stand trial.”