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The fear of minarets 4:57pm on 01 Dec 2009 If I were a radical Muslim, would it make me more or less radical if I had to practice my religion in a port-a-cabin rather than a purpose-built mosque complete with Minaret?
Europe's top jobs 2:36pm on 27 Nov 2009 #3

'Britain - Catherine Ashton, new EU foreign policy chief'

Also 1st Vice President.
Franco-German power 1:46pm on 27 Nov 2009 #117

Please don't generalise concerning all British blogs. British Europhobes/ Eurosceptics are a special breed. I tend to imagine them holed up in a concrete bunker somewhere in deepest Suffolk, armed only with basic foodstuffs, internet access and a copy of the Daily Telegraph, refusing to come out until the great European 'dictatorship' has gone away.
Franco-German power 4:37pm on 25 Nov 2009 '6. At 3:32pm on 25 Nov 2009, Freeborn-John wrote:
Financial Times Deutschland is reporting Franco-German agreement for a German (possibly Uwe Corsepius) as Secretary General of the Council of Ministers '

Funny. I thought that Pierre de Boissieu was appointed to that position last week.
EU back to the future? 4:02pm on 23 Nov 2009 #243 DistantTraveller

OK. But now you're shifting your position. You're admitting that it was a UK decision whether or not to hold a referendum. This is something you can discuss with your labour candidate when he/she comes to ask for your vote next year.
EU back to the future? 3:01pm on 23 Nov 2009 ~239 DistantTraveller

'The UK did not get a vote at all.'

It did, through the time-honoured tradition of parliamentary approval. If the UK Parliament wanted a referendum, it could have voted for one.
EU back to the future? 1:22pm on 23 Nov 2009 '229. At 11:56am on 23 Nov 2009, DistantTraveller wrote:

Romuy announces he want to introduce a new European tax.

This rather disproves the theory that his role is simply to 'chair' meetings.'

No it doesn't. He can 'want' all he likes, but without unanimous approval (in the case of taxation policy) from Member States, he won't actually be able to acheive it.
Will EU flunk its big moment? 12:39pm on 19 Nov 2009 '44. At 11:59am on 19 Nov 2009, JohaMe wrote:
Why everyone is so busy with the election of the Chairman of the European Council is still amazing me... It must be the incorrect usage of the word "President".'

Absolutely right. 'President' is meant in the French language sense (=Chairman). The Chairman wouldn't even have a vote, let alone the authority to tell the rest of the Council what to do.See:

http://theeulobby.wordpress.com/2009/11/13/the-european-council-president-for-dummies/

I'm sure they'll buy him a nice new hammer for banging the table though.
Lost in translation 2:50pm on 13 Nov 2009 #203

On second thoughts, stop taking the tablets.
Lost in translation 2:48pm on 13 Nov 2009 #203

Keep taking the tablets.

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