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OPINION: The main powers in the European Union want Irish voters overpowered and neutralised after their ‘no’ decision on expanding the EU and reorganising its system of decision-making.
Lee Duffield posted this commentary from Brussels, where the European heads of government wrapped up their mid-year summit on Friday (20.6.08). … Read More »
European leaders ended their Brussels conference on Friday (20.6.08) unsuccessful in settling political problems over their governing Treaty, but declaring confidence in being able to find a way in the coming year.
The 27 heads of government and heads of state have also taken up a package of short term measures, to ease crisis brought on in parts of the European Union, by steeply rising prices for foodstuffs and oil. … Read More »
The European Commission has produced a short-term assistance package to help industries and private citizens hit by sharply rising oil prices and related costs for food and other commodities. … Read More »
Europe’s political chiefs have signaled their interest in having a stronger, united voice in foreign affairs, in a new move to ease sanctions against Cuba. … Read More »
Changing the world oil market became the focus of an extended session of the EU leaders’ summit at Brussels on Thursday night (19.6.08) – displacing some of the wrangling over future government of the multi-national body. … Read More »
The President of the European Parliament, Hans-Gert Pottering, has lined up with leaders of the EU insisting its planned reform treaty is set to go ahead – despite a knock-back by voters in Ireland, one of the Union’s 27 member countries.
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Mr Pottering was speaking near the end of the first session of this week’s summit of European heads of government, at Brussels. … Read More »
European Union heads of government meeting in Brussels have been told world food prices have passed their peak, but will continue high, demanding new levels of international cooperation.
High prices, shortages and a sharp run-down of global stocks of food have pushed themselves onto the agenda of this gathering of twenty-seven government leaders. … Read More »