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Crunch Day for Europe President

This is it.  All will be decided later today or perhaps tomorrow if the deliberations in the European Council of Ministers about the position of President of the Council and the High Representative for Foreign Affairs continue late into the … Continue reading

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Some excellent new Women MEPs

In the run-up to the 2009 European Parliament elections, Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi’s selections as female candidates for his People of Liberty party caused a significant stir for their lack of political experience.  Now that the European elections are … Continue reading

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Tony Blair divides the Socialists again

I have just come from a meeting of the European Parliament Socialists and Democrats (S & D) Group – the one which used to be called the Party of European Socialists – and I am incandescent with rage.  The rage … Continue reading

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David Cameron sits on the Horns of a Dilemma

The time has now arrived for David Cameron to come up with a new Conservative European policy.  Since Czech President Vaclav Klaus has ended all speculation and signed the Lisbon Treaty, the Tories no longer have even the slightest amount … Continue reading

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The Political Divide over Press Freedom

Few issues have divided the European Parliament in the way that Silvio Berlusconi has managed to do.  I am talking specifically about his iron grip on the Italian media, though there are, of course other issues – ultra right wing … Continue reading

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DEALS AND MORE DEALS – ELECTION OF PRESIDENT OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT

We spent this morning casting our votes for the President of the European Parliament, an important position, the holder of which chairs the meetings of the European Parliament and is often seen as the public face of the European Parliament … Continue reading

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BARROSO IS RIGHT

Iain Dale yesterday demanded that European Commission President, Jose Manuel Barroso, mind his own business.  Barroso’s crime?  He regretted the Tories leaving the European People’s Party, Barroso’s on political home. The Tories’ decision is very curious.  The EPP is the … Continue reading

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