Tag Archives: Nicolas Sarkozy
Honeyball’s Weekly Round-Up
There were jubilant celebrations last night in the centre of Paris, as the socialist candidate François Hollande the Socialist candidate ousted incumbent President Nicolas Sarkozy. He became only the second incumbent in half a century to be booted out of … Continue reading
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Cameron admits the UK is dependent on exports to the Eurozone
Wittingly or not, Prime Minister David Cameron admitted Britain is dependent on markets in the Eurozone for our exports on the BBC’s Andrew Marr show on Sunday. In other words, the UK is inherently part of the economic system across … Continue reading
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L’Exception Francaise and Lessons for Labour
Francois Hollande will more than likely make it. He will, at the same time, make history. Not only is Hollande the first Socialist since Francois Mitterand, elected President in 1981, to come within reach of the French Presidency, his agenda … Continue reading
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Honeyball’s Weekly Round-up
The French Presidential elections are getting exciting, and the focus of the UK media has turned to French expats living in the UK. Quite how they will vote is uncertain, with vastly different pieces in both the Guardian and the … Continue reading
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David Cameron is on track to subsidise French nuclear power
Senior environmental campaigners have recently reported the UK to the European Commission as they fear the hidden subsidies from the UK to two French nuclear power companies may contravene EU competition law according to the BBC. The European Commission could, … Continue reading
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Ed Miliband should follow Merkel’s example and campaign for Hollande in the same way as she is for Sarkozy
The Presidential election in France to be held on 22 April with a further round on 5 May, if necessary, matters hugely to the rest of Europe. Were Francois Hollande to win, there would be one significant voice at the … Continue reading
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Marginalised Cameron tries to defend his EU U-turn
“A veto is not for life, it’s just for Christmas.” Congratulations to Ed Miliband on this perfect one-liner. David Cameron was indeed on the back foot in the House of Commons yesterday answering questions on the Brussels summit. The reason – … Continue reading
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European Youth Forum Campaign
The current crop of European political leaders are in danger of forgetting where they came from – except perhaps David Cameron who hails from the small British cohort of the very rich and extremely privileged. The European Youth Forum has produced this … Continue reading
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Repatriation of powers is looking increasingly less likely
According to the Daily Mail, Chancellor Merkel and President Sarkozy are looking at striking separate arrangements outside the EU Lisbon Treaty to bring about tighter budgetary control in the Eurozone countries. It now appears that Germany’s original idea to secure … Continue reading
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China is one of the three pillars of the global economy together with the USA and the EU
This was a very prescient piece in the Guardian by Economics Editor Larry Elliott giving his take on the G20 summit, specifically in relation to China. China is fast becoming a major power in the world, even a super power, … Continue reading
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