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The Cedar Lounge Revolution (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
Odd little piece by VB in the Irish Times yesterday. Under the heading: Second poll still on agenda, despite Sarkozy’s sweet talk and the subhead European Council could sway some Irish voters by promising one commissioner for each state if treaty is passed …we learn that our intrepid correspondent has been baiting the beast in its home. I visited [...]
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Credo,Catholic Journal (Ireland) (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
Some information passed on from Libertas. Chairman of Libertas, Declan Ganley, at a private group meeting with President of France and European Council Nicholas Sarkozy said that the Treaty of Lisbon is dead. "During the meeting, President Sarkozy himself twice admitted that his own people would vote no to the Lisbon Treaty, as they have already rejected a very similar text in the guise of the failed...
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La Russophobe (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008
Writing in Newsweek magazine, Andrew Wilson and Mark Leonard of the the European Council on Foreign Relations argue that "Europe needs to figure out a way to come together to fight back against Russian aggression." Hopefully, this is a sign of a new tsunami of coverage from the MSM, one which should have arisen years ago. But better late than never! Wonderful, heartening stuff. In the past eight years,...
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ORDOVICIUS (Free subscription) | 07/21/2008
Sarkozy, Sarkozy, Sarkozy. This whole presidency of the European Council thing seems to really have gone to his head. Barely a day goes by without Sarkozy appearing in news relationg to the EU. Now he's off to Ireland, no doubt to explain to our neighbours why No in fact means Yes. Bruno Waterfield notes: Last week, Mr Sarkozy particularly irritated Brian Cowen and his Irish government with
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Blog Posts about Irish TDs - (Free subscription) | 07/19/2008
By next Monday night, after the visit to Dublin of Nicholas Sarkozy as President of the European Council, Brian Cowen will have been forced to declare some of his hand for persuading the Irish people to hold a second vote on the EU …... Continue reading »
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Slugger O'Toole (Free subscription) | 07/17/2008
By next Monday night, after the visit to Dublin of Nicholas Sarkozy as President of the European Council, Brian Cowen will have been forced to declare some of his hand for persuading the Irish people to hold a second vote on the EU treaty. I say “some of his hand” because Sarkozy is unlikely to arrive in Dublin for his five hour consultation armed with a full package of sweeteners. The French President...
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10 Downing Street News (Free subscription) | 07/11/2008
Briefing from the Prime Minister's Spokesman on: European Council Summit, David Davis, embryology, Nigeria, Russia, Draft Legislative Programme and data review
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Downing Street Says (Free subscription) | 07/11/2008
Asked for more details on the Summit in Paris, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) told the assembled press that the French Government had said that they wanted the Summit to address four broad themes; economic development, environment and climate change, education, culture and migration and a wider political dialogue. Asked why the Prime Minister was attending if the Summit was for Mediterranean...
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Peace Action Blog (Free subscription) | 07/09/2008
A speech by Mark Leonard, Executive Director of the European Council on Freign Relations, and author of “What does China think?” Leonard examples of current political changes within China and argues that its experimentation with democracy may result in making the Chinese one-party state stronger.
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Human Security Gateway: All Updates (Free subscription) | 07/07/2008
The EU and its member states have consistently pledged their commitment to democracy and human rights. FRIDE and the European Council of Foreign Relations (ECFR) look at six countries in Europe's neighbourhood to assess how the EU's declared commitment to democracy has translated in practical terms, and what the EU needs to do in order to improve its record. SOURCE: Fundación para las Relaciones Internacionales...
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OTB News (Free subscription) | 07/06/2008
Whatever the validity of his arguments – and they are questionable – it is not the job of the European Council president to berate other EU institutions
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Financial Time (Free subscription) | 07/06/2008
Whatever the validity of his arguments – and they are questionable – it is not the job of the European Council president to berate other EU institutions
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Motor Authority (Free subscription) | 07/06/2008
Governments around the world are bowing to public pressure to reduce greenhouse gases, and more often than not the first sector they look at is the auto industry. The European Council has proposed a ruling that could see carmaker’s forced to limit their fleet average CO2 levels to 130g/km by as early as 2012, something [...]
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patrickguillard | 06/23/2008
EU leaders unanimous in favour of mitigating effects of high food and oil prices
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raimondo | 11/18/2007
ROYAL HOUSE OF STEWART In June 1992, HRH Prince Michael James Alexander Stewart, 7th Count of Albany (Scotland), was elected President of the European Council of Princes - a constitutional advisory body within the European Union. In this regard, he succeeded the Imperial and Royal House of Habsburg Austria, who had retained the office from 1946. The new appointment held significant political implications
