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Posts Tagged ‘klaus’
Lisbon era starts in Europe while Merkel makes her historic US address…
In EU Foreign Policy, EU summits/meetings, European Economy, State of Europe on November 4, 2009 at 10:38from EurActiv.com
Confirming that EU leaders appear to read the job description of the first-ever permanent Council president as more of a ‘chairman’ than a ‘leader’, agencies reported today (2 November) that the mild-mannered Belgian prime minister, Herman Van Rompuy, is the “most consensual” figure for the top job. Read the rest of this entry »
Mr. Klaus; the last naughty boy of the EU
In European Economy, State of Europe on October 16, 2009 at 18:12
Czech President Vaclav Klaus (left) and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev hold a press conference in Barvikha, outside Moscow. Klaus said he would not drop objections to the European Union’s Lisbon reform treaty, despite mounting pressure from EU leaders to sign. (AFP/Natalia Kolesnikova) Read the rest of this entry »