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EU President Horse-Trading

If you haven't yet read Nicolas Nagle's WPR Briefing on the EU president sweepstakes, it's a good jumping-off point for understanding the debate currently taking place here in Europe in the runup to the Treaty of Lisbon taking effect. Full Article at World Politics Review

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  2. European Parliament
  3. European Union

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  1. Everyone in Europe knows our position: we don't think Europe having this kind of president is the right direction; having a president is another emblem of statehood that makes many people in Britain concerned.
    David Cameron – David Cameron SOURCE: Guardian Unlimited 1 month ago
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  2. LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 24: Anti-war demonstrators dressed up as bloodied former Prime Minister Tony Blair (L), US President George Bush and Prime Minister Gordon Brown (R) stand outside the Iraq Inquiry on November 24, 2009 in London.
  3. RAMALLAH, WEST BANK - NOVEMBER 10: In this handout image provided by the Palestinian Press Office, President Mahmoud Abbas attends a meeting of the Fatah Central Committee on November 10, 2009 in Ramallah, West Bank.
  4. JALAMA CROSSING, ISRAEL - NOVEMBER 10: Israel's separation wall is seen in the background as Quartet Middle East envoy Tony Blair arrives at a ribbon cutting ceremony of the Jalama vehicle crossing, between the northern West Bank and Israel on November 10, 2009 at the Jalama Crossing, Israel.
  5. European Central Bank Chairman Jean-Claude Trichet appears before the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs of the European Parliament in Brussels, December 7, 2009.
  6. MADRID, SPAIN - DECEMBER 03: Prince Felipe of Spain and Princess Letizia of Spain attend a dinner in honour of European Parliament members, at The Royal Palace on December 3, 2009 in Madrid, Spain.
  7. MILAN, ITALY-DECEMBER 1: European Parliament President Herman van Rompuy attends a press conference at the Palazzo della Prefettura on December 1, 2009 in Milan Italy.

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  2. European Union European Union
  3. David Miliband David Miliband
  4. UK Conservative Party UK Conservative Party
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