One diplomat summed up the attitude of France towards Slovenia as being "You can do your dance but it will be up to us to make the real decisions," suggesting that on two topics in particular - the liberalisation of the EU's energy giants and picking the names for the top EU posts that are coming up next year - are being tacitly left to Paris. <...> "For us, he [Mr. Sarkozy] is a kind of a showman," said a diplomat from a small member state. "We are waiting to see what he will produce of substance."
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"For us, he [Mr. Sarkozy] is a kind of a showman," said a diplomat from a small member state. "We are waiting to see what he will produce of substance."
Y'know that suggestion a couple of days ago that Sarko might have some sort of manic condition begins to make increasing sense. keep to the Fen Causeway
