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Phase 2: Petition against a Tony Blair presidency | 137 comments (137 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)

Re: Phase 2: Petition against a Tony Blair preside (4.00 / 3)

A Hamburger Abendblatt article also lists Anders Fogh Rasmussen as a possiblity... uaaargh. More interesting is:

"Eine Person der Ausgleichs" verlangt Bundeskanzlerin Angela Merkel. Auf Tony Blair, den machtbewussten Ex-Premier der Briten und Irak-Krieg-Befürworter, trifft dies kaum zu. Der Labour-Mann wird von Sarkozy favorisiert. "Aber wir wollen keinen Solisten, sondern einen Team Player", heißt es auch in Brüssel.		[German] federal chancellor Angela Merkel demands "a person of balance". This is scarcely valid for Tony Blair, the power-conscious ex-PM of the Brits and Iraq War supporter. The Labour man is favorised by Sarkozy. "But we don't want a solo player, but a team player", it is said in Brussels, too.
Da die kleinen EU-Länder ohnehin latent eine Dominanz der Großen befürchten, wird wohl auch der erste EU-Ratspräsident eher aus einem kleinen Land kommen. Den meisten EU-Chefs fällt da als Idealbesetzung der christdemokratische Luxemburger EU-Altmeister Jean-Claude Juncker ein. ... "Juncker ist erfahren und kennt alle Fallstricke", sagt ein deutscher Diplomat in Brüssel. "Aber er wird nur Schwächere neben sich dulden und dann mit EU-Kommissionspräsident Barroso aneinandergeraten. Die beiden können nicht miteinander."		Because the smaller EU states fear the dominance of the large ones anyway, the first EU Council President will arguably come rather from a small country. As ideal casting, the Christian Democrat old EU champion [untranslate-able term normally used for still revered ex-chamions in sports] Jean-Claude Juncker of Luxemburg springs to the mind of most EU bosses. ... "Juncker has experience and knows all the snares", says a German diplomat in Brussels. "But he will only tolerate weaker people besides him, and then get at loggerheads with EU Commission President Barroso. The two can't work together."
Der Portugiese José Manuel Barroso möchte im nächsten Jahr seine Amtszeit um fünf Jahre verlängern. Bei seiner Berufung 2004 war der Christdemokrat noch "Merkels Mann in Brüssel". Jetzt ist die Freundschaft der beiden merklich abgekühlt. Die EU-Kommission hat unter Barrosos Führung Klimaschutzziele vereinbart, die am Industriestandort Deutschland problematisch sind. Deshalb baut der Portugiese jetzt auf gute Beziehungen zu Sarkozy.		Next year, the Portuguese José Manuel Barroso wants to extend his term in office by another five years. At the time of his appointment in 2004, the Christian Democrat counted as "Merkel's man in Brussels". Today, the friendship of the two has noticeably cooled down. The EU Commission agreed to climate protection goals under Barroso's leadership, which are problematic for Germany's industry. For that reason, the Portuguese now counts on good elations to Sarkozy.

_{*Lunatic*, n.

One whose delusions are out of fashion.}

by DoDo on Mon Feb 4th, 2008 at 07:47:01 AM EST
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Re: Phase 2: Petition against a Tony Blair preside (none / 1)

Fogh is Bliar light. If Bliar doesn't fly, neither will Fogh. Besides, unlike Bliar, Fogh is kinda busy breaking a country.

- Jake

If you only spend 20 minutes of the rest of your life on economics, go spend them here.

by JakeS (JangoSierra 'at' gmail 'dot' com) on Tue Feb 5th, 2008 at 01:53:03 AM EST
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