Tag Archives: UMP

September 9, 2010

Tories mealy-mouthed on Sarkozy’s Expulsion of Roma People

French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s expulsion of Roma people from France is utterly appalling. It is discriminatory and in breach of EU law. It also smacks of ethnic cleansing, not to mention reawakening memories of World War II atrocities. I and … Continue reading →

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Tagged as ECR, EPP, European Conservative and Reformists, european parliament, Nicolas Sarkozy, Roma, Timothy Kirkhope, UMP

November 11, 2009

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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Tagged as David Miliband, EPP, EU Charter of Fundamental Rights, High Representative for Foreign Affairs, Jo Leinen, Jose Manuel Barroso, Robert Goebbels, S & D Group, Socialists and Democrats, Tony Blair, UMP, Written Declaration

November 5, 2009

David Cameron should grasp his “Clause 4 Moment”

“It’s not going to happen for a minute. Nobody is going to indulge in rewriting (treaties for) many, many years. Nobody is going to play with the institutions again. It’s going to be take it or leave it and they … Continue reading →

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Tagged as David Cameron, European Union, Nicolas Sarkozy, Pierre Lellouche, The Guardian, Tory Party, UMP