I was on 18 Doughty Street this evening, discussing various issues on the new internet TV station devoted to politics. Various points came up, including the European summit (obviously) but
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The British anti-European newspapers are concerned today about the prospect of the European Union acquiring “legal personality” as a result of the next European treaty. This was Article I-7 of
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If anyone out there is puzzled by the complicated nature of the European Union institutions, this latest report by the BBC isn’t going to help. Referring to the Commission as
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By Richard Laming Published in The Sunday Times, 7 January 2007 In reviewing Britain’s relations with her allies, Sir Christopher Meyer advises against trusting other European countries too far because of
From a speech given to the Wyndham Place Charlemagne Trust in London on 22 November 2006: The success of any foreign policy depends on political agreement on the goals to
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