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Iraq inquiry: Dancing to American drums...they appear to be addressing the fundamental questions. Germany's Angela Merkel and France's Nicolas Sarkozy must be congratulating themselves on their choice of EU president. Had they been blinded by Mr Blair's stardust, the presidency... In this article: Tony Blair, Jeremy Greenstock, UN, Iraq, Britain, Washington, George Bush, and Beneficiary |
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BBC News | 4 days ago
Opposition to moving Camus' ashes
...Camus interred at the Pantheon. He told reporters at last week's European Union summit that it would be "a particularly pertinent choice" in time for the 50th anniversary of the author's death in January. But speaking to the BBC's PM...
In this article: Albert Camus, Nobel Prize, Nicolas Sarkozy, Le Monde, The Outsider, The Fall, and Algeria
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Guardian | 6 hours ago
EU Commission: financial services appointment blow to Brown
...week. When negotiating the treaty two years ago, Sarkozy ambushed Tony Blair and attempted to dilute the EU's commitment to a single market "of free and undistorted competition", feeding suspicion of his protectionist impulses. 27 Mar...
In this article: Gordon Brown, Michel Barnier, Jose Manuel Barroso, EU, Nicolas Sarkozy, Europe, Climate change, and Tony Blair
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Telegraph.co.uk - UK news | November 04, 2009
Tony Blair calls Merkel and Sarkozy in fight for EU presidency
Tony Blair calls Merkel and Sarkozy in fight for EU presidency Tony Blair is attempting to keep alive his hopes of becoming EU president by directly lobbying leaders Angela Merkel of Germany and Nicholas Sarkozy of France, it is reported.
In this article: EU, Tony Blair, Angela Merkel, Nicholas Sarkozy, William Hague, David Cameron, Financial Times, Vaclav Klaus, Jan Peter Balkenende, and Gordon Brown
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Independent.co.uk - Europe | 6 days ago
Lady Ashton... well, at least she's not Tony
...she got there. On Thursday night, a bunch of seasonal flowers was thrust into her hand and she found herself pawed by the French president, Nicolas Sarkozy and Javier Solana, the EU's current foreign affairs chief. Was it Angela...
In this article: Baroness Ashton of Upholland, Tony Blair, Nicolas Sarkozy, Europe, Iraq War, The Independent on Sunday, and Javier Solana
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AP Online | November 18, 2009
Dogfight ahead as EU leaders pick new top jobs
...they might get upstaged. Furthermore, many Europeans chafe at the prospect of being led by a Briton who as prime minister kept Europe at an arm's distance and his nation out of the common EU currency. And Blair's staunch support for...
In this article: Tony Blair, Herman Van Rompuy, Europe, Wim Duisenberg, Brussels, Allegation, Iraq War, Jean-Claude Trichet, and Jacques Chirac
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Times Online | 13 hours ago
France foils UK to secure EU finance job
...EU finance job France has taken control of the EU's key internal market and financial services job after a last-minute lobbying offensive from Nicolas Sarkozy in what will be seen as a huge blow for Britain's Europe policy. Michel Barnier,...
In this article: EU, Britain, Nicolas Sarkozy, France, Michel Barnier, and Derivative
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Critics attack Gordon Brown for failing to protect City as EU calls for super-regulator
...intense lobbying from British diplomats. Earlier this month, Mr Brown accepted the new EU foreign minister's job for Britain, nominating Baroness Ashton, a little-known Labour peer, to the post. French diplomats said Mr Barnier's...
In this article: Michel Barnier, Gordon Brown, Baroness Ashton, UK, Brussels, Sweden, and Capitalism
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SPIEGEL ONLINE - International | November 10, 2009
The Search for An EU President: Europe's Politicians Vying for Top Job
...celebration of the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. A number of Merkel's EU counterparts were in attendance, including French President Nicolas Sarkozy, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown and Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik...
In this article: David Miliband, Tony Blair, Europe, Angela Merkel, Jan Peter Balkenende, Labour Party, Massimo D'Alema, and Fredrik Reinfeldt
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Nicolas Sarkozy deals blow to Tony Blair's EU presidency hopes
Nicolas Sarkozy deals blow to Tony Blair's EU presidency hopes Nicolas Sarkozy, the French president, has dealt a heavy blow to Tony Blair's hopes of becoming European Union president by withdrawing his support for the former premier's...
In this article: Tony Blair, Nicolas Sarkozy, David Miliband, David Cameron, Brussels, Angela Merkel, and Tories
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The European Union (EU) is an economic and political union of 27 member states, located primarily in Europe. Committed to regional integration, the EU was established by the Treaty of Maastricht on 1 November 1993 upon the foundations of the pre-existing European Economic Community. With almost 500 million citizens, the EU combined generates an estimated 30% share (US$18.4 trillion in 2008) of the nominal gross world product and about 22% of the PPP gross world product.
The EU has developed a single market through a standardised system of laws which apply in all member states, ensuring the free movement of people, goods, services, and capital. It maintains common policies on trade, agriculture, fisheries and regional development. Sixteen member states have adopted a common currency, the euro, constituting the Eurozone. The EU has developed a limited role in foreign policy, having representation at the WTO, G8, G20 and at the UN. It enacts legislation in justice and home affairs, including the abolition of passport controls by an agreement between 25 member states which form the Schengen Area.
The EU originates from the European Coal and Steel Community formed among six countries in 1951 and the Treaty of Rome in 1957. Since then, the EU has evolved through a process of enlargement, while new policy areas have been added to the remit of its institutions.
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