Sunday, June 19, 2005

'Pathetic. Tragic. Embarrassing.' And then things got really nasty

"Tony Blair knew he'd be in for a rough ride over his rebate and CAP reform. But the slanging match that ensued took all Europe by surprise. By Stephen Castle and Andy McSmith
19 June 2005


The conversation on the fifth-floor meeting room of the Justus Lipsius building in Brussels is usually polite, stage-managed and, above all, diplomatic. In a few explosive minutes late on Friday night, 50 years of European protocol was blown away in a row that has shaken the EU to its core."

The Independent
Did the EU collapse today too. Damn today has been a busy day.

1 Comments:

Blogger Fayrouz said...

Yeh, why bother with E.U.

It's a nice idea. But, I don't see it working in the near/far future.

8:27 AM  

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