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Interview with Iain Dale on LBC about the Financial Transaction Tax
Last night I was on Iain Dale’s show on LBC. It was an interesting discussion on the Financial Transaction Tax (FTT) that was mentioned by Jose Manuel Barroso (President of the Commission) yesterday during his state of the union address to the European … Continue reading →
More power to the European Commission
European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso gave his “State of the Union” address to the European Parliament today. Below are key extracts. You may be interested in the Financial Transaction Tax and Mr Barroso’s plans for greater economic integration in … Continue reading →
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The State of the Union Address was all about Mr Barroso
“Where was the European Commission during the crises of the past year?” asked Martin Schulz, Socialist and Democrat Leader in the European Parliament following Jose-Manuel Barroso’s “State of the Union” address. Schulz is indeed right. What did the European Commission … Continue reading →
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At last we have a European Commission
So we now have a European Commission, a mere eight months after the European elections at the beginning of June last year. It’s been an interminably long process for no particular reason that is immediately obvious. Yes, we did have … Continue reading →
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Post Lisbon Blues
Reading the Guardian today you may be forgiven for thinking we are all suffering from a massive dose of gloom at the plenary session of the European Parliament in Strasbourg this week. To say nothing could be further from the … Continue reading →
Neelie Kroes hearing less than adequate
Commissioner-Designate Neelie Kroes is facing difficulties following her Hearing last Thursday. Competition Commissioner throughout the last European Parliament mandate, Ms Kroes, a member of the Liberal Group from Holland, has been given the digital agenda portfolio by Commission President, Jose … Continue reading →
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Catherine Ashton maximum points, Charles Tannock none whatsoever
I have just finished listening to Baroness Ashton at her Commissioner Hearing before the Foreign Affairs, Development, Budgetary Control, Trade and Constitutional Affairs Committees. I have to say she did extremely well. Cathy dealt ably with questions on everything from what … 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 →
Jose-Manuel Barrosso
We now have the result of the much vaunted Barosso vote. The European Parliament has just endorsed Mr B as Presient of the European Commission by an absolute majority as follows: for 382, against 219 and 117 abstentions. Although it was … Continue reading →
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Jose-Manuel Barroso causes much consternation
“They must live on Planet Zog”, a very apt quote from Glenis Willmott, EPLP Leader on the views of some socialist colleagues regarding Mt Barroso’s desire to stand as European Commission President for another term. While two terms is not without precedent, I think … Continue reading →
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