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Brussels’ fight for diplomatic control
By Richard Laming Published in the Financial Times, 4 March 2005 Sir, It is disappointing but not surprising that bureaucratic interests in Brussels are fighting a turf war over the future […]
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War and European integration
My earlier posting about the causes of war seems to have raised same eyebrows. I promised to explain. The point I made was that previous wars in Europe were caused […]
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A shot fox
26 February 2005 A debate on Wednesday evening with Marc Glendening of the so-called Democracy Movement. (You may recall a conversation I had with him in an earlier blog entry.) […]
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America’s support for Europe
The visit of President Bush to Europe this week has opened same interesting discussions about what American policy really is towards the EU. In the past, of course, the […]
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Europe can talk, the US can act
By Richard Laming Published in EUobserver, 22 February 2005 Mr President, as you sit through the elegantly choreographed presentation of the European Union’s foreign policy positions, with one member state popping […]
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A warped view / Record straight
From the Surrey Hants Star Anybody who is unclear about the purpose of the Constitution for Europe may care to reflect on a recent comment from Mr Richard Laming, Director […]
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Constitutional crisis: will voters shun the treaty?
Constitution supporters must deploy a smart strategy to win over sceptical voters, says Jo Leinen MEP The European constitution is indispensable for the historic project of a democratic, transparent EU […]
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Court politics
An interesting discussion this evening on the subject of sovereignty, a familiar theme to readers of this blog. The speaker was exploring the idea that sovereignty is slipping away from […]
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The EU should tax airline fuel
By Richard Laming Published in EUobserver, 16 February 2005 The debate about taxing airline fuel has sprung back into life, thanks to the German government. The money could be used for […]
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The British problem with Europe
By Brendan Donnelly I take as my starting-point the personal position of Mr Blair. I believe that he is sincere in his desire to make the British people feel more […]